Ghanaian star Essien played for Real Madrid for one season in 12/13. Recently, he said that he received a call from Mourinho at the last moment of the transfer window, and then he went to Real Madrid with his sneakers.
Essien also said that at first he thought it was a nuisance phone call.
Essien said, "A strange number has called. My cousin picked it up, and he told me that the man across from me said he was looking for me, and I said ignore him and hang up. As a result, the man hit several more in a row, and my cousin said that the man said that there was something to talk to me about, and I was a little reluctant, but I still went to pick it up. When I heard the voice on the other side, I was suddenly excited, and told my cousin that this person was Mourinho! ”
"Mourinho told me he wanted me to join Real Madrid and he was in talks with my agent. At that time, I was following the team to play against Atletico Madrid, and I was already on the bus and ready to leave, when the agent suddenly told me that I had some documents to be issued and needed my personal involvement, so I had to deal with these things first. I had to yell at the bus driver like a drunk to get him to stop the bus first, and my teammates were so frightened by my crazy behavior that they asked me: 'Michael, what happened?' ’”
"After getting off the bus, I rushed to the hotel, but fortunately everything was completed on time. When it was done I told my agent I had to go to the scene, my sneakers were taken away by the bus and I had to get them back. When we arrived, the game was finished, but the post-match celebrations were not over (2012 European Super League, Chelsea lost 4-1 to Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Louis II), and I joined them. While chatting, I noticed that my teammates didn't seem to know where to get the news that I was going to join Real Madrid. After the celebration, I went back to the dressing room with my teammates to say goodbye to them one by one, and Abramovich wished me good luck. The next day I was on a plane to Madrid, where I had only my sneakers, my leggings, my jeans, my shirt and my Chelsea shirt. Mourinho waited for me at the airport, and then I was pulled by car to the hospital for a medical examination. ”
"After passing the physical examination, I started training with the team the next day."
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