LONDON – Arsenal managed to recruit Willian Borges from Chelsea for free. The reason is, the Brazilian passport winger’s contract period at Chelsea has ended after the completion of the 2019-2020 season.
The issue of Willian’s move to Arsenal has actually been spreading since several months ago. In the end, Willian admitted that he chose Arsenal because of the influence of the Gunners coach, Mikel Arteta.
According to Willian, Arteta is a great coach who is able to bring Arsenal back to glory. Because as is known, Arsenal have fasted the Premier League title for 16 years.
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Apart from that, Willian also liked the way Arsenal played under Arteta’s command. Therefore, when Arteta finally came to him with the intention of recruiting, the former Shakhtar Donetsk employee was unable to refuse him.
“I love the way they play, everything is great – the stadium, and I think with Arteta, Arsenal have a great chance to fight again to win the Premier League title and in Europe. So I am very happy about it, “said Willian, as quoted from Arsenal’s official website, Friday (14/8/2020).
“I’m excited to start. I can’t wait to go out on the pitch and do the things I can to help my team-mates and help this club to shine again. That’s what I want,” continued the 32-year-old winger.
