Arsenal have announced the signing of former Chelsea winger Willian on a three-year deal.
Arsenal made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday.
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1294197121634242561?s=19
The 32-year-old winger had been the subject of much transfer speculations before finally inking the deal with the Gunners, which is subject to the completion of the regulatory processes.
“I believe he’s a player that can really make a difference for us,” Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta told the club website.
“We’ve been monitoring him for the past few months, we had a clear intention to strengthen in the attacking midfielder and the winger positions and he is a player that gives us a lot of versatility, he can play in three or four different positions.
He has the experience of everything in the football world but to still’ve the ambition to come here and contribute to bring the club where it belongs. I’ve been really impressed with all the talks I have had with him and how much he wanted to come,” added Arteta.
Willian has a wealth of experience and has made more than 600 club appearances in a career spanning 13 seasons.
He started at Brazilian side Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007. In his six years there, he won four Ukrainian Premier League titles and the Uefa Cup in 2009. Four years later, he briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea, winning the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in England.
Throughout his seven years at Chelsea, he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the Europa League. He made 339 appearances, with 63 goals and 56 assists in that time.
Chelsea were reported to have given Willian a new two-year contract at Stamford Bridge, but the winger preferred to end his stay with the Blues after a seven-year spell.
The 2019-20 campaign was Willian’s most productive at Stamford Bridge in terms of goal involvements in the Premier League.
Willian, handed the number 12 shirt, joins Arsenal at a pivotal point in the reign of Arteta, with the Spanish head coach looking to establish his own team at Emirates Stadium after taking over from Unai Emery last December.
(Source: Arsenal FC Media)
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