Chelsea legend Michael Essien is famous for his incredible goals. During his time in England, he won the Premier League twice, the Champions League, three FA Cups and the League Cup.Imagine if he decided to go to Liverpool. What success did he manage to achieve? Essien was then playing for his first French club. He even went to Melwood to speak to the manager.Essien said on Instagram Live: “I got a lot of offers. I tried to sign for Liverpool when Gerard Hollier was their manager. I also went to Melwood to meet my coach.
We went back to France and there were still offers from PSG, Marseille and a few other places, but I said I don’t want to go to Bastia and they don’t want to sell me either.” Then they wanted me to stay for another year and that was fine with me.”Essien then spent two years at Lyon, making over 70 appearances and winning back-to-back league titles, as well as winning the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award in 2005. In just a few seasons, he has become one of the best midfielders in the world.Essien: “I thought it was too early to move to England. So I joined Lyon and then I moved to Chelsea under Jose Mourinho. When I was in France, Lyon was my favorite team. Because they won it all. I told my agent that if the Lyon team ever came into the picture, I wanted to be with them.
When I got home, I got a call saying that PSG had made an offer. “I even signed with PSG on national TV, but I didn’t sign because I was still in Ghana.”He said of the difficult choice: “There was a lot of debate between the board and the agent, so I went back to Bastia and met the board members and the president and told them that although I like Paris, I have decided I am going there. . Join Lyon.”Essien revealed his final decision: “I was torn between PSG and Lyon, but my priority was always Lyon. Then I talked to their presidents and coaches. “I promised I would do my best to sign this when I return from my vacation in Ghana.”When Essien left France for Chelsea, he was a key player and the most expensive African footballer at the time. Like any other club, the players removed from Liverpool have performed very well. Essien is one of them, but there are many close calls that have less impact.
