Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien insists he will not bring an end to his career despite being without a club in the last six months.<\/p>\n
The former AC Milan and Real Madrid combative enforcer has been training with Chelsea to keep fit ahead of a potential move abroad. Essien, even though he refuses to admit is coming to the end of a career that has seen him flourish and will go down as one of the best midfielders from Africa to have played in the English Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remain active and train with Chelsea (Reserves) who are always polite and good against me,\u201d Essien told gazzetta.gr.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian won two Premier League titles with Chelsea and a UEFA Champions League title.<\/p>\n
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By Rahman Osman\/citifmonline.com \/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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