By Graham Wood
ATHENS, June 2 (Reuters) - Ghana midfielder Michael Essien's joined Panathinaikos on a two-year contract as a free agent on Tuesday at the end of an 18-month deal with AC Milan.
"I am very happy to be here and I'm very much looking forward to starting my new career with Panathinaikos," the 32-year-old Essien told reporters.
"I am a winner and I have come to Greece to win more trophies and to do whatever I can for my new team."
Essien was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of about 800 supporters on his arrival at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos airport earlier on Tuesday before he passed a medical.