Ex-Chelsea star John Mikel Obi visited the Real Madrid training facility in Valdebebas.
Super Eagles legend John Mikel Obi was a guest at Real Madrid's training facilities, where he met and frolicked with old teammates and rivals.
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Mikel turns up at Valdebebas
Yesterday was probably the biggest event for Los Blancos this summer, and Kylian Mbappe was unveiled to 80,000 Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Today, Luka Modric was offered a contract extension until the end of next season. Flying just under the radar of these major events for Real Madrid supporters was the presence of Mikel at the Ciudad Real Madrid Florentino Perez.
The Super Eagles legend updated his followers on social media with pictures from the Real Madrid training ground as he exchanged pleasantries with some of the players participating in preseason training.
He joked with Lucas Vazquez about the rigours of preseason preparation, congratulated Modric on his new contract, and caught up with his old teammate Thibault Courtois, amongst others.
Mikel hinted that he had grander intentions for his visit, but he is currently keeping his cards close to his chest. It remains to be seen if he is acting in the capacity of Mikel Obi, the ex-pro, or Mikel, the host of the ObiOne podcast.
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