Exclusive: Willian in London for Premier League return, ready to Saudi snub move
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Willian is ready to snub interest from Saudi Arabia in a bid to win a free agent move back to the Premier League, sources have told Football Insider.
The Brazilian is back in London waiting to resolve his future after leaving Olympiacos.
A number of Premier League clubs are weighing up moves for the former Chelsea and Arsenal man with Willian one of the best free agents on the market.
He was offered a new deal by Fulham at the end of last season before he made the move to Olympiacos, but the winger failed to settle in Athens and decided to cancel his contract early to leave.
Clubs from the Saudi Pro League have made approaches for Willian, but the attacker's preference is to secure a move back to Premier League.
Chelsea Premier League winner set to add to Fulham stint
The 36-year-old made his name at Chelsea, featuring 339 times for the Blues and scoring 63 times in his seven years at the club [FotMob].
Willian won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, the Carabao Cup and a Europa League title for the Blues, before moving across London to join rivals Arsenal.
After one season at the Emirates, the Brazilian moved back to Brazil to join his boyhood club Corinthians.
However, after a difficult two seasons that saw him criticised by the fans, Willian made a surprise transfer back to London, this time to join Chelsea’s local rivals Fulham.
In two seasons at the Whites, Willian became an iconic player, helping the club reclaim their status as a mid-table club, and he enjoyed a good relationship with the fans and manager Marco Silva.
Having been linked with a move to Everton, many may doubt whether the Brazilian’s age may be an issue when it comes to keeping up with the pace of the Premier League, but his time at Fulham proved otherwise.
Willian may not be the only player set to join Everton this January, Kyle Walker-Peters has been linked with a move from Southampton.
In other news, there is an update on Dan Neil’s move from Sunderland to Everton.
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