Chelsea star Willian has reportedly agreed a three-year contract worth £100,000-per-week with Arsenal.
The 31-year-old was locked in talks over fresh terms to remain at Stamford Bridge, but has chosen to move on after the club refused to offer him the long-term deal he had demanded.
Frank Lampard was keen to retain Willian and extend his seven-year spell in West London, but Arsenal have stepped in to seal the deal on a free transfer.
Willian ‘agrees three-year Arsenal deal on £100,000 per week’ after Chelsea star snubbed Frank Lampard’s pleas to stay at Stamford Bridge as he crosses London to join rivals on free transfer.
ESPN have reported that the switch is expected to be officially announced by both parties later this month.
Blues boss Lampard is even said to have appealed to Chelsea’s hierarchy directly to bring an end to the impasse surrounding Willian’s renewal, but his pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Kia Joorabchian, Willian’s representative, recently claimed that five clubs were competing to snap up the winger in a bargain deal.
The 31-year-old missed the FA Cup final through injury and watched Arsenal lift the trophy.
Two of the interested parties were Premier League clubs, with Everton said to have been one of them.
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