Esajas decided to move abroad and was able to have trials at ACF Fiorentina and Torino FC in Italy, but neither offered him a contract.
The manager's reaction was skeptical, but he accepted the challenge and gave Esajas the opportunity to train at Milanello for a while; in three months time, the player lost 15 kg and in June 2004 was in footballing shape again, thus being offered a contract.
He came on as a substitute three minutes before time in the Italian Cup match against U.S. Città di Palermo, for Massimo Ambrosini, and was even able to create a scoring opportunity for Jon Dahl Tomasson whose shot was saved in an eventual 2–0 home win.
[4] Subsequently, Esajas was part of the Milan squad in Istanbul when they played and lost on penalties to Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.
He did not play any more matches for the Rossoneri, but moved to Serie C team A.C. Legnano instead, also representing Calcio Lecco 1912 in that same season before ending his career for the second and definitive time.