The 34-year-old's deal is reported to be worth 800,000 Euros a year.

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Michael Essien has been without a club since parting ways with panathinaikos in the Greek league last year.

And he has been training with his former side Chelsea at Cobham in London.

Persib Bandung will be Michael Essien's first club outside Europe, having had deals in Australia and other non European nations fallen through in recent times.

The Black Stars midfielder has had stints with Bastia, Olympique Lyon, Real Madrid and AC Milan.