Ex Everton gaffer David Moyes has detailed his disappointment after failing to capture Michael Essien’s signature for the Toffees in 2005. According to Moyes, Essien was just one of many players they wanted to sign and concedes the Ghanaian was not his only transfer failure as he missed out on Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and Cesc Fabregas later on in ...
Former Chelsea gaffer, Jose Mourinho in a list of combined eleven footballers he has managed, excluded Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien, a midfielder he once described as a son. Essien joined Chelsea from Lyon in 2005 under the recommendation of Jose Mourinho for a fee of 24.4 Million Euros, and also worked together at Real Madrid when the Portuguese was ...