Nigerian international, John Obi Mikel, has lauded Michael Essien’s return to Chelsea after a year loan spell with the Spanish giants, Real Madrid.
Reacting to reports linking the Ghanaian international to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea return, Mikel tweeted: “Essien coming back…good to have the brother.”
Essien has a year remaining on his current deal with the west London club and may well follow ‘the special one’ who had brought him along to both clubs.
Essien has enjoyed a fine season in the Spanish capital this season, making 34 appearances in all competitions, scoring once. His relationship with Mourinho is so strong that the Ghanaian international even refers to him as ‘Daddy’.
It will be recalled that Mourinho first purchased him in 2005 when he played for then French champions, Lyon, for £24.4 million to end a long running saga.
He quickly set about endearing himself to the fans with a series of strong performances and can now reflect on a successful career with the Blues that has seen him pick up two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one Champions League.
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