{"id":47634,"date":"2020-05-04T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-177711-521788.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=47634"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:55:49","slug":"will-willian-join-arsenal-or-tottenham-hotspur-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefootballfanbase.com\/will-willian-join-arsenal-or-tottenham-hotspur-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"This winger is likely to play in London next season: Will he join Arsenal or Spurs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Willian is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of this season and as things stand, the club will not be giving him a new deal in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This means the winger is free to head out and chances are he will be playing in the Premier League during the 2020-21 campaign as well since he&#8217;s spent most of his playing career in England and his family are not keen to head out to another country after so long.<\/p>\n<p>And with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both interested in signing him, Willian has now hinted about not hesitating to join one of Chelsea&#8217;s rivals in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>He told Desimpedidos, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8280589\/Martin-Keown-says-Willian-want-join-Real-Madrid-Barcelona-not-Arsenal.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>: <em>&#8216;It really is a hard decision. I identified myself a lot at Chelsea, I have a lot of love for everyone at the club, and the fans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;However, it is like I said before, if I leave Chelsea with no trouble and leaving the doors open, it would be fine to move to a rival club.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know [if leaving London is a possibility], I like London and so does my family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;However, this is a question that I still don&#8217;t know the answer to, if I will stay at Chelsea, move to another team from London, or leave England.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Will Willian join Arsenal or Spurs in the summer?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both the North London clubs are highly interested in signing the winger but according to Martin Keown, the winger is likely to snub offers from both these clubs.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;I don&#8217;t see him going to Arsenal,&#8217;<\/em> the former Gunners defender told talkSport. <em>&#8216;I think he&#8217;s aiming for Barcelona or Real Madrid.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;He&#8217;s an incredible talent. Chelsea will be weaker if he goes but Frank Lampard knows what he&#8217;s doing. I&#8217;m sure he wants to keep him.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This statement can obviously come true but we feel, Willian is likely to remain in London next season and he could choose Spurs over Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Both these sides can use Willian to the fullest but the winger has a special connection with Jose Mourinho which is why there&#8217;s a huge possibility the Spurs boss can play a key role in helping him make up his mind.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-177711-521788.cloudwaysapps.com\/2020\/04\/48074\/the-premier-league-restart-is-not-as-easy-as-it-looks\/\">The Premier League restart is not as easy as it looks.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-177711-521788.cloudwaysapps.com\/2020\/04\/48072\/premier-league-clubs-will-have-to-sacrifice-some-things-to-end-the-season\/\">Pundit makes a rather absurd suggestion to finish the PL season.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willian is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of this season and as things stand, the club will not be giving him a new deal in the summer. 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