Fulham summer signing Willian has revealed that part of his reason to end his Corinthians dream return was down to abuse that was suffered by his daughters.
The Brazilian made the move back to the Neo Quimica Arena - where he began his career as a 10-year-old. After leaving in 2007 for Shakhtar, his grand return in 2021 was heralded as a major coup - 14 years after his departure.But it became quickly evident that neither party were happy with each other with fans getting on the winger's back for what was perceived as a number of poor performances.
After one year, Willian had managed just one goal in 35 outings. READ MORE: John Terry was grabbed round throat and forced to sell new car in dressing room bust up Eventually, the irritation turned into fury and the 34-year-old - who has two young daughters - started receiving some horrific online abuse.
It even led to the police being called after threats being made to his family.“I left because of the threats to me and my family,” he told Globo. “The threats never stopped.
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