19. ágúst, 2005
Michael Essien, sem Chelsea voru aš kaupa fyrir 26 milljónir punda segir eftirfarandi ķ vištali viš Sky:
“Two years ago, I was very close to signing for Liverpool before joining Lyon. But, at that time, I didn’t have enough international matches to go [to earn a work permit].
“At first, I was very disappointed.
Žessi nefnd, sem deilir śt atvinnuleyfum, er farin aš fara verulega ķ taugarnar į mér. Hversu öšruvķsi vęri Liverpool lišiš ef viš hefšum fengiš Essien ķ stašinn fyrir Salif fokking Diao? Essien er örugglega ekki virši 26 milljóna punda, en hann er samt sem įšur frįbęr leikmašur.