Chelsea, calling it the club's fault after receiving the backing from Frank Lampard. The Brazil international called time on seven years at Stamford Bridge following his move from Shakhtar in 2013.
And Arsenal have moved to snap up the forward on a free transfer, despite being Chelsea's big London rivals. It comes after failed contract negotiations between Willian and the Blues.Chelsea were only prepared to give the 32-year-old a two-year contract but he demanded three.Stamford Bridge chiefs were reluctant to give him a deal that would have seen him earning over £100,000-a-week at the age of 35.And Willian has insisted it was the club that forced him out, rather than Lampard.“They thought because I was coming to the age of 32 they couldn’t.
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