Chelsea legend Michael Essien has returned to training at club's London complex, insisting he is not yet ready to retire.The icon was received warmly this week at the club's Cobham training base.
The Ghanaian midfielder spent nine years at the club before leaving Stamford Bridge in 2014 after a string of chronic knee inuries.
Essien, 33, is currently without a club and has been granted permission to work on his fitness with the Blues.
Essien was released by Greek side Panathinaikos during the summer and is yet to find a new employers.
Essien took to his Instagram account to reveal that he is back at his former stomping ground.
Ex-Blues hero Essien posted snaps of him on an exercise bike at the base along with the caption: “Let’s gooo.”