Willian: Fulham close to signing ex-Arsenal and Chelsea winger as free agent after quitting Corinthians over threats

Former Arsenal and Chelsea forward Willian could be set for a return to London with Fulham heavily interested in the Brazilian after his departure from Corinthians. Willian spent the 2021-22 season with his boyhood club, having started his career at Corinthians back in 2006.

Ad However, the campaign brought very few positives for the 34-year-old, and after playing 32 games in all competitions and only netting once, he announced publicly that he would be leaving the club as a free agent due to threats from so-called “fans”. Premier LeagueIt can’t get any worse for Ronaldo and Man Utd – The Warm-Up8 HOURS AGO “The threats never stopped,” he said.

“Whenever Corinthians lost and if sometimes I was not doing well in the game, my family received threats, curses on social media. My wife, my daughters.

“My family is my greatest asset, so I have to take care of them.” London is a more than familiar destination for Willian after spending the most decorated years of his career there playing for Chelsea. Silva set to stay at Man City as Barcelona dream grows more distant Neville urges Ronaldo to 'stand up now and speak' after cryptic post It can’t get any worse for Ronaldo and Man Utd – The Warm-Up Five trophies in seven years at Chelsea proved Willian’s undoubted quality; with a body feint before cutting in on his trusted right foot and firing a curled effort past the goalkeeper a pattern frequently associated with the tricky winger.

In 2020, Willian swapped the royal blue of Chelsea for the red of Arsenal. In contrast to his impressive debut, where he registered three assists against the club he is now strongly linked with, Willian proceeded to perform poorly throughout the 2020-21 season, contributing little to Arsenal’s