Bertrand and Essien were teammates at Chelsea and won a lot together, including the 2012 UEFA Champions League.
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Michael Essien is an amazing human being – Ryan Bertrand
Former Chelsea and Leicester City defender Ryan Bertrand has described Michael Essien as a fantastic footballer and an amazing human being.
Michael Essien is an amazing human being – Ryan Bertrand
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Currently in Ghana as part of a business visit, the English footballer made a guest appearance on UTV’s Real News with Akrobeto.
Discussing his relationship with Essien, Bertrand said: “I know he is a great guy; fantastic footballer and good at both. Fantastic footballer and amazing human being.”
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Essien became Chelsea’s record signing when the club forked out £24.4 million to price him away from Lyon in 2005.
He spent almost a decade at Stamford Bridge, helping the Blues to win two Premier League and FA Cup titles, four FA Cups and the UEFA Champions League in 2012.
The 40-year-old also had stints with Real Madrid and AC Milan before calling time on his career after a brief spell with Azerbaijani side Sabail FK.
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Essien has since taken to management and is currently serving as a first-team assistant coach at Danish side FC Nordsjaelland.
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He also recently acquired both the UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth A licenses.
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