Willian says 'time has now come' to leave Chelsea
Posted August 09, 2020 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Brazil forward Willian used his 32nd birthday to announce that the 'œtime has now come'ť to leave Chelsea.
Willian is out of contract following a seven-year stay at Stamford Bridge amid repeated media reports of a free transfer switch to London rivals Arsenal.
'œThe time has now come to move on. I am certainly going to miss my team-mates,'ť he wrote in an open letter to Chelsea fans published Sunday on Twitter.
Willian won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup and the Europa League with Chelsea and said he would depart with his 'œhead held high'ť.
He later added: 'œThanks for everything @chelseafc and Chelsea fans!!!'ť
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