Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has accused Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, of showing a lack of respect over his exit from Stamford Bridge in 2016/2017 season.
Mikel Obi had spent a decade with the Blues before Conte arrived at the club.
Conte deemed the Nigerian surplus to requirements and the 31-year-old eventually moved on to Chinese side Tianjin Teda in January 2017.
He told The Sun about his time in England: “Definitely it was the right time [to leave] because when you have a manager who… you have to come in whoever you are – manager or player – there are people who have been there before who made this club what it is today.
“Chelsea was nowhere near what it is 10, 15 years ago. There are players that build and build and build, then it’s all about respect.
“When you don’t get that from a manager who comes in and after five minutes decides to make a change you deal with it, you move on.
“My connection with the club has not changed because of the manager or because of a certain person.
“My relationship with the club remains. I am a blue and I want to remain that way for years and years to come.”
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