[PHOTO: COURTESY]Antonio Conte has been accused of freezing John Obi Mikel out at Chelsea as “punishment” for going to the summer Olympics with Nigeria. Mikel, who clinched a bronze medal in Rio, has yet to play a single game for Conte since his arrival at Stamford Bridge. Mikel left Conte’ pre-season camp to link up with his country but has found himself out in the cold ever since. Rohr said: "There is a reason why Mikel is not playing for Chelsea right now and that reason is because he played for Nigeria at the Olympics. Players come and go.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 09:17 UTC