The Ghana international travelled to Athens to watch Panathinaikos's 2-0 victory over PAOK Salonika on Sunday, and gave interviews to local media ahead of his move.
He will sign a two-year contract worth €2m (£1.45m) according to the Daily Mail.
Essien played for Chelsea between 2005 and 2014, before joining Real Madrid and AC Milan.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Aris ThessalonikiAris | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | AEK AthensAEK Athens | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | OlympiacosOlympiacos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | PAOKPAOK | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | PanathinaikosPanathinaikos | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | PanetolikosPanetolikos | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Asteras TripolisAsteras | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | OFI CreteOFI Crete | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | AtromitosAtromitos | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Panserraikos | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Volos | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 10 |
| 12 | LevadiakosLevadiakos | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 |
| 13 | Kallithea | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | LamiaLamia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
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