Ex-Chelsea star, Willian is said to be preparing a move to North London to join Arsenal and could earn up to £220,000-per-week in wage, when he signs his contract by this weekend.
Although non of this has been confirmed by both Ex-Chelsea star, and Arsenal, a report by Sportsmail revealed that a deal in principle has been agreed for some time and the 32-year-old Brazilian will be rewarded handsomely.
Willian’s basic weekly salary will be lower than at Chelsea, but once a huge signing-on fee is factored in — along with loyalty payments and other bonuses throughout the three-year contract’s duration — the staggering mark will be hit, the report said.
Insiders told Dailymail that the unveiling of the Ex-Chelsea star, was put back because of the ‘poor optics’ if it had followed hot on the heels of the job-cuts statement. Arsenal denies that is the case.
Nevertheless, to commit to spending what could end up being around £35million on a veteran player shortly after the redundancy proposal is bound to go down badly. The deal is also set to feature an option for a fourth year.
Sources added that only an unexpected turn of events would stop the deal being concluded this weekend, meaning Willian, who won the Premier League twice in a glittering Chelsea spell can shortly start training with his Arsenal team-mates ahead of the new campaign, which starts on September 12.
‘He would have got nowhere near that money at Chelsea,’ a source explained.
‘The signing-on fee reflects that it is a free transfer and if he sees out the duration it’s a great deal for him.’