Former captain of the senior national team of Nigeria John Obi Mikel causes a stir at the Super Eagles World Cup camp in Austria ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
William D’Avilla who now manages the affairs of Napoli record signing Victor Osimhen was accosted by Mikel who felt his presence in the camp of the team was a huge distraction.
In the build up to the World Cup, the French agent went from not having a single client in the senior national team of Nigeria to managing eight players within the space of a year.
The rumors back then was that he was using his relationship with coach Gernot Rohr to convince players into signing for his agency, something which Mikel challenged openly when he came face to face with the agent.
“ I remember that incident at the balcony. We were heading out for a stroll. Mikel walked up to him and told him he is here to distract players by making them sign for his agency”, a player told Owngoalnigeria.com.
“ Such was Mikel’s annoyance that Williams has to leave the camp in Austria. We were in same hotel but after the incident with the captain he had to leave and till date I can’t remember seeing him in the Super Eagles camp again”, he concluded.