Former Chelsea star Michael Essien dated Prince Harry’s Ex-girlfriend Cassie Sumner – Reports

Legendary Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is reported to have dated glamour model Cassie Sumner during his time at the club.

The report further indicates Cassie Sumner had a fling with Prince Harry, UK-based Daily Star has claimed.

Essien had a short-lived relationship with the model during his early days in London at the time that he was single.

But after a split with Prince Harry, Sumner took shots at the Ghanaian midfielder: “I swore to God after Michael that I would never date another footballer.

“It took me two and a half years before I dated one again,” Sumner revealed to OK!.

Sumner, who claimed she had met the Prince at a nightclub, later recalled to The Mirror: “He made eye contact as I stood at the bar with friends and he invited me to join his private table.

“Lauren had left so I thought, what the hell. I plonked myself down next to him and it wasn’t long before he began cuddling up to me.

“If I’m honest I didn’t really fancy Harry.

“I prefer more muscles on a man. But he came across as a lovely lad who was just enjoying a normal night out like any red-blooded single 19-year-old.”

The model is currently married to Portuguese star Jose Fonte though she vowed not to date a footballer after her breakup with Essien.

Essien had spells with Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and others before calling it a quit.

He is currently a technical team member of Danish side FC Nordjaelland.