Mikel mocks Pogba with cheeky Premier League welcome

The Chelsea midfielder playfully called out the most expensive player in the world on Twitter, how will the Manchester United signing react?

With Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United complete a number of footballers have welcomed him to the Premier League... and John Mikel Obi has joined that growing number.

The Chelsea midfielder sent the France star a cheeky reminder of who's boss on Friday with a clip of Nigeria's World Cup 2014 second-round match in which Mikel nutmegged Pogba with a backheel.

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Welcome back to the @premierleague @paulpogba - looking forward to facing you again my friend    #EPL

10:14 AM - 12 Aug 2016

 
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It's worth noting that France went on to win that game, with Pogba scoring in a 2-0 win, but this is very much a case of shots fired complete with a cheeky wink. Can Pogba step up?