Bandungs football team, Persib, is preparing for the 2017 competition season and the team does not kid around when it comes to getting the best talents in the pool.
Persib officially signed former Real Madrid and Chelsea player Michael Essien today. The 34-year-old was assigned the number 5 jersey.
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He arrived at the clubs headquarter, Graha Persib, this morning at around 10.45 a.m and was welcomed by the club manager, Umuh Muchtar.
Umuh said that Essien is a birthday gift for Persibs 84th birthday. We will announce today. This is a gift for everyone. Hes a great player, hes a world player, Umuh said to reporters today.
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But whatever hisreason is, Essien said that hes excited to play in Indonesian league.
I hope this can be a start for other world class players to play in Indonesia. I hope this will be a start of something good for Indonesian football and Persib, he said to the clubs website. Thank you for bringing me here. Im happy and will give you my best.