Chelsea winger Willian spoke to the Brazilian media this week, this time in a 40 minute chat with Ale Oliveira on his Youtube channel.
This was a very relaxed chat with a lot of jokes, and the player had no problem talking about his current situation with the Blues.
“There are rumours about several teams that may be interested. For the time being, I have had no concrete proposal. But rumours always arise. I’m waiting. My agent hasn’t given me any news yet. I’m waiting for his call.”
Willian is soon running out of contract with the Stamford Bridge side, and explained that they’re not matching his demands for a new deal. He was also quizzed if Chelsea are ‘jealous’ of him being linked to so many clubs.
“No, not for the time being. Chelsea aren’t jealous. They didn’t say anything. At least they showed no jealousy. They’re letting go (laughs)”.
“Just kidding. I already had a conversation with the club a few months ago, even before this stop. Chelsea only offer me two years and I asked for three. My goal in the next contract is to sign for three years. So I haven’t had a deal with Chelsea yet.”
Willian was directly asked if he’d accept the offer in case Chelsea offer him the three-year deal, and he claims he’d be ready to take it.
“This is what I asked the club for, three years of contract. If you give me that, I’ll get the pen and sign the contract tomorrow.”
Quizzed about who was the most difficult coach he’s had to work with at Chelsea, Willian has once again made some criticism towards Antonio Conte.
“Look, with all the managers I had, I learned. We always learn, regardless of the situation. I already said a few times, I don’t like to keep repeating so as not to create controversy. But I was champion with him, I learned some things from him, but I had difficulty with him… it was Antonio Conte. I believe other players too.
“Not the way he was managing. Nowadays the coach has to be a manager too, he has to understand the player’s side as a person and as a professional. You have to understand that one player is not the same as another. So he didn’t have that understanding and so he ended up having a little difficulty. But that was basically it.”
Willian’s childhood club Corinthians beat Chelsea in the Clubs World Cup back in 2012. So Ale Oliveira asked Willian if he’s ever talked to Frank Lampard about that game.
“I can’t. Mess with it now? At the final year of contract, wanting to play? (laughs)”.
“You can’t joke with that. Maybe one day a little joke goes out with him. But not yet. Let me renew three years there, then I can drop something. So boss, how was the Corinthians crowd there? (laughs)”.
