MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 01: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Michael Essien poses as he signs a season-long loan with Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on September 1, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 01: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Michael Essien poses as he signs a season-long loan with Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on September 1, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images)