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Monday,15 August 2005
Lyon's Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is set to join Chelsea. The clubs have agreed a fee of £26 million. Essien is due to sign a five-year contract subject to a medical.
Lyon previously rejected several Chelsea offers for Essien. The fee paid for Essien is worth one third of Lyon's annual budget. Essien helped Lyon win the fourth consecutive French Champions title in the season 2004/2005 . He joined Lyon from Bastia two years ago on a five-year contract, and also played all matches in Lyon's UEFA Champions League run. The French team was eliminated by PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals after the penalty shoot-out.
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