Top 10 Football Stars on The Decline
7. Michael Essien
Michael Essien has had the worst last seven years of his career due to injuries which have been bothering the Ghanaian midfielder for almost seven years now. Michael Essien was one of the hottest midfielders in the world years back and captured the eye of Premier League club Chelsea in 2005 for a fee of £24.4 million from French club Lyon. After just three years into his Chelsea career the injury struck on the Ghanaian and was unable to have a completely successful career at Chelsea. In the last eight seasons Michael Essien has made over 30 League appearances, wow!! that’s sad. In 2014 Michael Essien moved to the Italian Serie A to join AC Milan on a free transfer just after a season with the Rosonerri, Michael Essien joined Panathiakos where he is currently playing.
Michael Essien is one of the Top 10 Most Expensive African Footballers & Top 10 Richest African Footballers