As Brazilian outlet Trivela will soon publish a full interview with Fulham star Willian, they’re just releasing some bits of it for now.
In a first story, they talk about the experiences that he and Andreas Pereira recently had when playing in Brazil.
Pereira, who had a loan at Flamengo, ended up getting marked for a mistake he made in a Copa Libertadores final, which cost them the title.
Willian claims that his Fulham teammate still has a lot of love for the Rio de Janeiro club, though, and would like to return there one day.
“We don’t talk much [about spells in Brazil]. We always see the news, on social media, we comment. We talk. But when I got here, we talked a lot. He said it was very difficult after that game, that it was very hard for him. I said: it was hard for me too, I had a difficult time there.
“But he’s a guy who, if he had the chance, loves Flamengo. He loves Flamengo. He always talks about it. You must have seen him posting about Flamengo on social media. He loves it there. I don’t know today, but suddenly in the future, if Flamengo are interested in him, he would go back.”
Willian also talked about his experience at Corinthians, and contrary to Pereira, he’s not planning to do that again. He’s happy living in England, and should retire in European football.
“I’ve already been back to Brazil for a year. Now I’m really thinking of staying. Even before I returned to Corinthians, I was already thinking that I didn’t want to go back, I always said in interviews that I wasn’t thinking of going back. It ended up happening. For a number of reasons, it ended up happening. Today, without a doubt, my mind is set on staying abroad.”
Willian is now 35 years old, and turns 36 in the summer. His contract with Fulham expires at the end of the season, but there’s an option for them to extend for another year.
Playing for the Whites this season, he has five goals and two assists in 30 games, and is proving to still be useful for Marco Silva.
