Madmax 9,219 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3440090/title/willian-transfer-completedChelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Willian.The 25-year-old Brazilian was today (Wednesday) granted a work permit and has signed a five-year contract, having moved to England from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala. He will wear the number 22 shirt.On completing his move, Willian said: 'I'm very happy to be here, it's been a dream of mine to come and play here.'Chelsea are one of the best clubs in the world, and now I'm going to play for one of the best managers in the world, so I'm very happy and looking forward to it.'Born on 9 August 1988, in Ribeirao Pires, Willian Borges da Silva played at Sao Paulo before moving to Corinthians at the age of nine.Having made his way through the Brazilian club's academy, Willian rose to prominence in 2005 at the prestigious Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior tournament, which he won with Corinthians before being promoted to the first team shortly after.Having impressed potential suitors with his performances, Willian's stock continued to rise, culminating in a move to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007.Possessing trademark Brazilian skills, and with the guile and creativity to unlock tight defences, during his time at Shakhtar Willian won four league titles, three Ukrainian Cups, three Ukrainian Super Cups and, most memorably, the 2009 UEFA Cup, which was clinched with a 2-1 over Werder Bremen.Chelsea supporters will be familiar with the player after he scored twice at Stamford Bridge when we beat Shakhtar 3-2 in the group stages of last season's Champions League. He also impressed during our 2-1 defeat in the away game.Willian spent six years at Shakhtar before completing a switch to Anzhi last January.He made his debut for the club during a 3-1 Europa League win over Hannover and scored his first goal in a 3-0 victory at VN Novgorod.On the international stage, Willian has been involved with the Brazilian national side at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-20 level, and featured in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2007, when Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Spain.He made his Brazil senior debut on 10 November 2011 in a friendly match against Gabon and has two caps. He becomes the sixth current Chelsea player from that country. Edited August 28, 2013 by BluesMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hmmm they'll hardly be a place for him in our team if Neymar comes, unless we make a big squad overhaul which I doubt. Not too sure about this, but I did hear a few rumours about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic weeds 446 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hmmm they'll hardly be a place for him in our team if Neymar comes, unless we make a big squad overhaul which I doubt. Not too sure about this, but I did hear a few rumours about him.As I know, Neymar isnt an attacking midfielder. He is a striker/winger. What do you mean there will be no place for him if Neymar comes? Personnaly, I think easier getting Willain than Neymar, with all the Barca is my dream team thing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy1 24 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 i saw both legs of shkhtar (against roma) and he was brilliant............ i will fancy either of william n neymar as both r gud players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Fan 227 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hate this player !I hope that it is a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Shall we rename ourselves Brazil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Shall we rename ourselves Brazil?Yes. And let's make Henrique president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Zone 1 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Wow we are in love with brazilian players. Chelsea has interest in all these Brazilian players after Ramires and Luiz came and with us having Alex. I watched some videos of him and he is a great player. He is 22 but if I compare him with Aguero who is 22 I would pick Aguero which is a much better player and even if he costs more he is worth it. Willian is a great player but for me its either Neymar this year or after a year or two or Aguero this year or next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Zone 1 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 This is a video I found of Willian and he is very good and talented! Still I go with Neymar or Aguero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 This is a video I found of Willian and he is very good and talented! Still I go with Neymar or AgueroYoutube videos can make anyone look good to be fair but this Willian guy is a genuinely good player and I'd welcome him here. Pace, directness, a sweet right peg, strength and enthusiasm. Something you'd be hard pressed to find in the sulky plonker Malouda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Shall we rename ourselves Brazil?What about Chelzil?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22mek22 133 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/191317/Chelsea-Shakh-attack/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Chelzil strikes again Sure why not, but I'd rather see Neymar or Mata on that left wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ^ I thought he was an attacking midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ^ check this though I'm pretty sure he can play as a AMF also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 How reliable is 'Daily Star'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,326 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 How reliable is 'Daily Star'?About as reliable as all other British tabloids...Not at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Fan 227 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 No way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,536 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 No wayis a shame you can`t give us more insight,seeing as you have probably seen him more than most of us on here. so far your comments have just sounded like those from a fan who supports a rival team to the one this player currently plays for. if not,then why do you hate him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 IIRC he can play well on the wing as well, saw a bit of him in the UCL this year, tore Roma apart. Lots of pace and directness, wouldn't be a bad shout imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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