Willian spills beans on why he turned down Barcelona for Chelsea in 2018

Chelsea and Brazil winger Willian on Tuesday revealed to British media outlets about his reasons for t joining Barcelona last season. Barcelona were interested in signing him in 2018, but deal fell through. Willian said that he is happy at Stamford Bridge.

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Barcelona wanted Willian after World Cup

When asked about rumours linking him to Spanish champions, Willian stated that only real official offer h come from Barcelona last year after FIFA World Cup in Russia. Barcelona indeed presented an offer to Chelsea but it was rejected. That was only actual time he h to discuss something like this with his family. Although he went on to confess that y really love staying in London, so re were several factors that helped him in staying at Chelsea.

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Willian is open to a move to Brazil, as his contract with Chelsea expires in summer of 2020. When asked about a possible switch to his country, Willian commented that if he h to return to Brazil, he would like to play for Corinthians again. He went on to say that club will always have a special place in his heart as he was born and raised re, his footballing career began re when he was nine and he h spent his entire childhood re.

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When asked about his boyhood club, Willian stated that he has been a Corinthians fan since his childhood, even before he played re. His family also supports club. So when he got re, all his relatives were very happy and n after he got to first team, everyone was overjoyed.

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Willian joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2013. He has won two Premier League titles, Europa League, one FA Cup and one League Cup. He recently played his 300th game for Chelsea. He can legally start negotiating with or clubs for a transfer from January 2020. It is believed that Chelsea are unwilling to extend Willian’s contract. Lampard has largely put his faith in youngsters with likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic enjoying manr’s confidence.