Former Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian will return to the Premier League, according to Fabrizio Romano, who claims the 34-year-old is scheduled for a medical with Fulham. Cottagers boss Marco Silva is looking for an experienced star to round out his squad, and the Brazilian attacker is his top choice.
Willian only left the Premier League last summer after agreeing to end his contract with Arsenal. Despite signing a three-year contract with the club after arriving on a free transfer in 2020, the Brazilian only stayed at the Emirates for a year.
Prior to that, he made a name for himself in England with Chelsea, where he appeared in over 330 games and won the Premier League two times and the UEFA Europa League once.
However, the Arsenal transfer did not go as planned for both parties, and Willian soon moved to Brazil to play for his boyhood club Corinthians. The winger’s time at the Brazilian club was marred by controversy, with the 34-year-old receiving death threats, among other things.
Willian had hoped to terminate his contract with the Brazilian club, and he recently got his wish. The former Arsenal winger is now a free agent, and Fulham have expressed an interest in bringing him back to England during the current transfer window.
Silva has significantly strengthened his squad this summer, but he is still looking for an opportunistic signing. He also wanted to bring someone with a lot of experience, and he has been thinking about signing Willian for a long time.
Willian is getting closer to relocating to Fulham and the comforts of London. He has completed his medical with the Cottagers, with the manager hoping to complete the signing before the transfer deadline.
The former Arsenal winger will bring a wealth of experience, which Silva hopes will aid Fulham’s bid to stay in the Premier League beyond this season. The Cottagers have started the season with a goalless draw at Wolverhampton before beating Brentford 3-2. However, their unbeaten run was ended by Arsenal last weekend.
