John Obi Mikel has left Stoke City to join Al Kuwait SC despite extending his deal with the Championship side just earlier this month.
Stoke chose to activate their option to hand the former Chelsea star an extension to his contract at the start of this month after the midfielder impressed in 2020-21.
But the 34-year-old has now linked up with the Kuwaiti Premier League side - who finished third in the division last season behind Al-Qadsia and champions Al-Arabi - on a one-year deal.
The former Nigeria international only joined Michael O'Neill's team in August last year and made 41 appearances for them across all competitions as they finished 14th in the Championship table.