Look away Manchester United and Real Madrid, Willian reveals where he will play

Willian has pledged his commitment to Chelsea as the futures of Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard remain in doubt. Brazil playmaker Willian has been linked with summer moves to Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona, who, he says, made an official offer to sign him.

The 29-year-old says his five-year spell at Stamford Bridge is set to continue.

‘I’m a Chelsea player,’ Willian told ESPN Brasil. ‘I always made it clear that what I wanted was to stay in the club. The only club I knew that really made an official offer for me was Barcelona. But I have my head here and I intend to continue in the club unless the club wants to sell me. But my head is here in the club.’

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The height of Willian’s problematic relationship with Conte was when he posted an image on Instagram with Conte’s face covered up. Now that Conte’s two year stay at Stamford Bridge is over, the Brazilian winger is determined to impress new manager Maurizio Sarri.

“This is a new era, with a new manager and I’ve had a good conversation with him. I hope we can enjoy a lot of victories.

“This is just the beginning,” the Brazilian added. “I’ve been only in three training sessions. We have a new season with a new philosophy, everything is new for everyone. But this team has everything to improve in all aspects.”

Sarri brought midfielder Jorginho with him from Napoli and is the only player Chelsea have spent money on this window, with veteran goalkeeper Robert Green joining as a free agent.

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Chelsea still have Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois’s futures to sort out before Thursday’s English transfer deadline. Hazard returned to training on Monday and Chelsea have not been in talks with Real Madrid to sell the winger, however Sarri is less confident that Courtois will stay. The Blues will be looking to improve on their fifth-placed finish last season, and begin their Premier League campaign at Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

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A fast, agile, hard-working and technically gifted player, Willian is known for his quick feet, acceleration, and explosive style of play, which allows him to dribble past opponents at speed whilst keeping close control of the ball; in typical Brazilian style, he has also been known to pull off feints and tricks, such as the elastico, in order to confuse and beat defenders.

He primarily plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, and his high stamina, vision and creativity enables him to link-up play between the deeper midfielders and the forwards, and create goalscoring chances.

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During the 2015–16 season, while at Chelsea, he showed his prowess at direct free-kicks,with almost all his goals coming from set pieces.He improved the statistics of his attacking game, which led many to call him Chelsea’s top performer of the season

Courtois has a year remaining on his contract and has been repeatedly linked with a move to Real Madrid. Chelsea risk losing him for a reduced fee in January or for free next summer. Hazard, whose deal expires in 2020, has stalled over a new contract offer and has long been the subject of speculation over a move to Real.

Head coach Maurizio Sarri on Sunday, following the Community Shield loss to Manchester City at Wembley, said he would sanction Courtois’ departure if the goalkeeper expresses a desire to leave.

And Courtois reportedly stated his wish to the Italian on Monday.The transfer window for incoming players to Premier League clubs closes this Thursday, so time is against Chelsea if they are to recruit any would-be replacements.

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