Jose Mourinho tried to sign Arsenal flop Willian before Gunners nightmare ended

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Arsenal wide man Willian has revealed that Jose Mourinho tried to take him to Roma before he sealed a return to his native Brazil.The 33-year-old Corinthians winger suffered a horror season at Arsenal last term, with just one goal and 7 assists in 37 appearances.Willian cancelled his Arsenal contract and was being chased by several top European clubs, including Lyon, Milan and Mourinho’s Roma.Talking to FourFourTwo about his summer move to Corinthians Willian said: “When I was in negotiations with Corinthians, I received an offer from Lyon."Milan were also interested, and my agent spoke to Jose Mourinho, who wanted to take me to Roma."He's a great friend of mine, but things with Corinthians progressed faster, and I thought it would be nice to return to Brazil.

I got a lot of messages asking me to come – you could see people were really excited about it."Besides that, it was also a chance to move closer to the national team's radar, so I talked to my wife and daughters, and they were all on board, which made the decision easier."After eight years in the Premier League, and spells in Ukraine and Russia, it’s clear that there was a deeper motivation for Willian to return to Brazil, other than proximity to the national team.Should Willian have signed for Roma?

Let us know in the comments section.“There are moments in life when the money isn't so important, and you need to focus on what makes you happy; to look for a place where you have some pleasure working."That's something I didn't have there, and staying only for the money isn't something I'm capable of doing – there are many other things that come first for me."I thought to myself that I couldn't stay just because of a contract – after all if I did, where would my.