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