Willian is still desperate to leave Chelsea this summer despite Antonio Conte’s departure, claims The Sun.
The Brazil international has been heavily linked with a move away from Chelsea but it was thought his future hinged on whether Conte stayed at the club. Chelsea replaced Conte with Maurizio Sarri earlier this month but Willian is still intent on finding pastures new before the start of next season. Conte won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in May, but the team finished fifth in the league last season, missing out on Champions League qualification.
Willian Joined Chelsea on August 25 2013 from Russian club Anzi Makhachkala.
Willian scored his first goal of the new Premier League season in a 3–0 win over Aston Villa on 27 September. On 25 November, he scored his first Champions League goal for the club in a group stage match against Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen.
In extra time in a League Cup semi-final against Liverpool on 28 January 2015, he took the free-kick which was headed in by Branislav Ivanović to put Chelsea into the final. On 1 March, Willian was selected to start against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2015 League Cup Finalat Wembley Stadium, a match which Chelsea won 2–0 to win the trophy for the fifth time.
Willian ended the 2014–15 season having appeared in 36 of Chelsea’s 38 league matches as the club won its fifth league title.
On 16 September, Willian scored directly from a free kick to open the scoring as Chelsea defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in the club’s first game of the Champions League group stage. He went on to score from free kicks in the team’s next three matches; Premier League matches against Newcastle United and Southampton and a 2–1 loss at Porto in the Champions League. On 4 November, Willian scored his fifth free-kick of the season to give Chelsea a 2–1 win over Dynamo Kyiv, and 20 days later he recorded a sixth in a 4–0 triumph at Maccabi, making him Europe’s top free-kick scorer of the season.
On 9 December, Willian scored his fifth Champions League goal of the season in a 2–0 victory over Porto in Chelsea’s final group match, ensuring the team qualified for the knockout stage as group winners. He was subsequently named by UEFA as one of the top XI players of the Champions League group stage.
On 13 May 2016, Willian was named Chelsea’s Fans’ Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year for 2015–16. On 12 July 2016, Willian signed a new four-year contract. On 27 August 2016, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 win over newly promoted On 22 April 2017, Willian scored twice in Chelsea’s 4–2 FA Cup semi-final victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.
On his 200th appearance for Chelsea, Willian scored twice and won two penalties as the Blues beat Qarabağ 4–0 at Baku National Stadiumon 22 November. The win guaranteed the team progression into the knockout stages of the Champions League. In his next appearance, Willian came off the bench to score his first Premier League goal of the season, to rescue a point for Chelsea in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield.
Willian was in the Brazil squad that made it to the semi finals of the World Cup in 2014 and the one that made the quarter finals of the just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Barcelona have reportedly already had two bids for Willian turned down, while Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is also keen on a reunion.