Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has gone ahead with a planned meeting with Michael Essien even after the player insisted he will not be returning to the Black Stars for the upcoming game in March.

KickoffGhana.com understands the Serbian met up with the Ghana midfielder in London on Monday to try and talk him back into a Stars return before taking his seat at Stanford Bridge for the premier league game against Manchester United.

Stevanovic had announced recently that he has Essien's word on a return for games against Congo and England but the player strongly denied that and insisted that while he will return it will not be for those two games.

But Stevanovic is convinced he can force a change of heart and mind from the midfield powerhouse especially after he watched the midfielder turn in a fine display against Manchester United.