Umumkan Pergi dari Chelsea, Willian Makin Dekat Gabung Arsenal

Bakal angkat kaki dari Stamford Bridge, mantan pemain Shakhtar Donetsk itu menuliskan surat terbuka. Dalam unggahan di akun Instagram pribadinya, Minggu (9/8/2020), Willian mengucapkan terima kasih kepada suporter, rekan setim, staf, dan pelatih Chelsea.

"Tujuh tahun yang indah. Pada Agustus 2013 ketika saya menerima tawaran dari Chelsea, saya yakin di sinilah saya harus bermain. Ada begitu banyak momen suka, kadang duka, ada trofi dan itu selalu sangat intens," tulis Willian.

"Saya sangat berterima kasih kepada fans Chelsea atas cara mereka menyambut saya di Stamford Bridge, dan dukungan mereka selama saya di klub ini. Sekarang waktunya untuk hengkang," lanjutnya.

"Saya pasti akan merindukan rekan satu tim. Saya akan merindukan semua staf di klub yang selalu memperlakukan saya seperti anak sendiri dan saya akan merindukan fans."

"Saya pergi dengan kepala tegak, karena mengetahui saya memenangkan banyak hal di sini dan saya selalu melakukan yang terbaik dengan seragam Chelsea!"

 

 

 

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FANS OF CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB . . They were seven wonderful years. In August 2013 when I received the offer from Chelsea, I was convinced that this was where I had to play. Today I am certain that it was the best of decisions. There were so many happy times, some sad, there were trophies and it was always very intense. . . Yet, beyond the trophies, I learnt a lot about myself. I developed a great deal, becoming a better player and a better person. With each training session, with each game, with every minute spent in the dressing room, I was always learning. . . I am really grateful to the Chelsea fans for the affectionate way they welcomed me at Stamford Bridge and their support throughout my time at the club. There was also criticism, which is normal, what is important though is that both the affection and criticism drove me to always give my all in every training session, every game, to be constantly improving until my very last minute in a Chelsea shirt! . . The time has now come to move on. I am certainly going to miss my teammates. I will miss all the staff at the club who’ve always treated me like a son and I will miss the fans. I leave with my head held high, safe in the knowledge that I won things here and always did my best in a Chelsea shirt! . . My heartfelt thanks go out to all of you and God bless you! . Willian Borges da Silva

A post shared by Willian Borges Da Silva (@willianborges88) on Aug 9, 2020 at 6:06am PDT

Memutuskan angkat kaki dari Chelsea membuat Willian semakin dekat bergabung dengan Arsenal. Apalagi, agen Willian, Kia Joorabchian, menyebut sang klien mendapat tawaran dari dua klub Premier League, yang satu di antaranya adalah The Gunners.

Manajemen Arsenal kabarnya menawarkan kontrak berdurasi tiga musim kepada Willian. Selain itu, dia juga mendapatkan bayaran 100 ribu poundsterling per pekan.

Seperti dilansir ESPN, Willian telah setuju dengan tawaran kontrak tersebut. Rencananya, winger berusia 32 tahun tersebut bakal diumumkan sebagai pemain Arsenal sebelum akhir Agustus tahun ini.

Sumber: Sportskeeda, ESPN