{"id":226632,"date":"2016-06-29T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=226632"},"modified":"2016-06-29T17:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:20:01","slug":"essien-set-to-leave-panathinaikos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/essien-set-to-leave-panathinaikos\/","title":{"rendered":"Essien set to leave Panathinaikos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien is likely to leave Greek side Panathinaikos after just a season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some media reports that Essien has been released by the club, sources close to the player say that he is currently discussing terms surrounding the termination of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that an agreement will soon be reached and Essien will soon be free to join a new club.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Lyon midfielder is said to be exploring his options and he is open to offers. 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