[ 2014-01-29 ]

AC Milan chief rubbishes claims of Essien chronic injuries
AC Milan chief Adriano Galliani has rubbished
claims that Michael Essien has a chronic injury
problem.

Media reports had claimed on Sunday morning that
the midfielder had failed an initial medical ahead
of his transfer to the Italian side.

However AC Milan sporting director Adriano
Galliani has dismissed such reports insisting the
Ghanaian international is perfectly fit.

“Essien is fit. All the rumours about his
fitness are just urban legends, I don’t even
know where they have come from,” Galliani told
reporters.

“I directly followed all the medicals and they
assured me that there has never been any problem.

“We thought our squad was good enough, then we
faced a problem concerning our next Champions
League game against Atletico Madrid.

“We won’t be able to field both [Riccardo]
Montolivo and [Sulley] Muntari, so we looked for a
suitable replacement and we agreed that Essien was
the man.”

The 31-year-old was unveiled by Milan o Tuesday.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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