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Chelsea’s Willian said to be in ‘favourable’ negotiations over Liverpool transfer

By Sport Witness Team - 23rd April 2020

Thursday’s edition of Sport has a big feature on the future of Philippe Coutinho.

Barcelona and the player’s agents are looking for a new club for the Brazilian, and the likeliest destination is the Premier League. Several English clubs have been linked and it feels very much like Kia Joorabchian, who represents Coutinho, and the Catalan media are pushing the stories.

Deep down in the claims there’s something rather eyebrow raising about Chelsea’s Willian and Liverpool.

Chelsea are said to be looking at Coutinho themselves, potentially as a replacement for his compatriot, and it’s at that point Sport claim Willian is currently in negotiations over a transfer to Liverpool.

Those negotiations relate to ‘very favourable conditions’, suggesting the Chelsea player could get a big contract at Anfield given his free agent status.

Sport don’t elaborate further, and it’s not something they make a huge deal about.

Both players are represented by the Sport Invest group, and have various agents working with them. Therefore it’s possible that when the Coutinho information was being pushed, this also slipped out about Willian and Liverpool.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/chelseas-willian-said-favourable-discussions-liverpool-transfer/

I like Willian a lot however he is 31 and will be 32 in August.
A player who has blossomed in his twighlight and he would give us further options from the bench.

Chelsea star Willian 'in negotiations with Liverpool about shock free transfer' with winger out of contract at Stamford Bridge this summer and targeting a stay in the Premier League with Arsenal and Spurs also keen



Reports in Spain say that Willian is 'currently in negotiations with Liverpool'

The Brazilian is out of contract in the summer and is yet to agree to a new deal. That has opened the door for a departure should he fail to sign a fresh contract. Arsenal and Tottenham have previously keen credited with interest in Willian.

By Nathan Salt For Mailonline

Published: 08:05 EDT, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 08:16 EDT, 23 April 2020

Chelsea winger Willian is reportedly in 'favourable negotiations with Liverpool', according to reports in Spain.

A report in Spanish publication Sport, via SportWitness, stated that given Chelsea retain interest in Barcelona flop Philippe Coutinho, Willian could be departing - and for a top-six rival.

Sport claim Willian, who has previously been linked with moves to both Arsenal and Tottenham, is currently 'in negotiations' over a transfer to Liverpool with his contract at Stamford Bridge due to expire on June 30.

The report in Sport states that negotiations are 'very favourable' for the 31-year-old Brazilian as he seeks a lucrative deal if he enters free agency.

Willian has settled in England and appears keen to extend his stay in the Premier League, with the rest of the top six likely to intensify interest if Willian is available following the expiry of his existing deal.

He made the move to Chelsea in 2013 from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and has survived multiple changes of management in west London, going on to make more than 300 appearances for the club.

Liverpool have a wealth of attacking options in Willain's position but Jurgen Klopp is likely to seek reinforcements ahead of next season in a bid to sustain their dominance.

Willian is currently back home in Brazil, isolating with family as part of the lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus.

He is almost certain to depart, with the winger running his contract down after talks of a new deal fell flat.

The Blues' second longest-serving player has not been shy about his intention to move on, attracting interest from the Premier League top-six, with Chelsea's interest in Philippe Coutinho only likely to increase talk of an exit.

Willian has hit form this season, acting as an elder statesman in Frank Lampard's youthful project.

He has bagged seven goals and contributed six assists so far this term, including a classy double against fierce rivals Spurs, stepping out from the shadow of Eden Hazard after the Belgian's summer exit.

The winger has won the Europa League, two Premier Leagues, a FA Cup and a League Cup with the Blues, but has said it 'will be very difficult for me to renew because Chelsea offered me two years, I asked for three and it ended there.

'We didn't talk anymore, we didn't negotiate.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...e-transfer.html

I'd be surprised, he will want big money and at 31 I cannot see FSG giving him that, but he's a good player, but I I think Curtis Jones would be the better option for that wide role?

Well we got Milner on a free at an un-FSG age and he’s not on peanuts so could happen?

With the likes of Shaqiri going, possibly Origi and Brewster there's going to be a need for upgrades to the squad. On a FREE Willian is a no brainer.

To even start considering him we will have to part ways with a number of young prospects and/or players currently being out on loan.

I have nothing against that per se, but will we see it happen in these unpresedented times?

I mean, could we send Wilson out on another loan spell? Could we bank on Curtis Jones being less instrumental than Villian in the 2 upcoming seasons?

As a player he is definitely better than some in the current squad, so would be an instant upgrade there imo.

I don’t think we’d need to get rid of anyone to accommodate him. We need good strength in depth so let’s just add to what we have.

He'd be a good squad member, lots of experience, knows the Brazilian players we already have well, he's rarely injured, so would be an improvement on someone like Shaq who is always inured when required for cover, makes sense if Shaq is leaving in the summer.

I think he could cover the wide areas in front 3 or MF.

Can't see it happening.

Imagine the wages he'd be on.

That's why we'd need to let other players go to accomodate for his arrival.

He’d be on no more than at Chelsea and that’s not going to be much more than the likes of Milner I’d imagine? Also, not paying a transfer fee makes paying slightly higher wages doable.