Willian expects to leave Chelsea with contract extension ‘impossible’ to agree as Tottenham links continue

On the move? Willian expects to leave Chelsea
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Richard Parry4 April 2020

Willian expects to leave Chelsea when his contract expires, saying the club has told him it is ‘impossible’ to offer a three-year extension.

Willian, who turns 32 in August, has been at Chelsea since 2013 when he joined from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Brazilian could have joined London rivals Tottenham – where he is understood to have undergone a medical before opting to move to Stamford Bridge – and Spurs have been linked with a move for him should his contract expire.

And speaking to the Brazilian press, Willian has admitted that while he loves Chelsea, he expects to leave the club,

“Really a very beautiful story that I built at this club, I have a very special affection for the fans, for the people who work there and I identified myself a lot here," he told Expediente Futebol.

“Everyone knows that my contract ends now in a few months, so the renewal is really a difficult thing to happen.

"I think 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 anymore.

"Three years - Chelsea said it would be impossible, so for now theres this difficulty, but nothing is impossible."

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Willian admitted earlier this week that, should he leave Chelsea, he hoped to remain in England .

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