Ex Chelsea and Arsenal 47-goal star makes huge transfer admission

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Willian has set clubs on alert with news that he is stalling on a new Fulham contract this summer. The 35-year-old is somewhat of a Premier League veteran but still impressing at Craven Cottage.

The Brazilian has made 30 appearances in all competitions, picking up five goals and two assists this term. He had been linked with a move to Nottingham Forest and to Saudi Arabia last summer but ended up extending his stay in London.

That contract is set to expire this summer and Willian has admitted that the club wants him to extend his stay again. However, the winger is not convinced that his future remains on the banks of the Thames.

He told Brazilian outlet Trivela: “Fulham have already signalled that they want me to stay. They want me to stay, to renew my contract. But together with my agent, we’ve said that we’ll only resolve this at the end of the season.

“I think the best way to do it at the moment is to tell them to wait, because I also have to decide if it’s going to be here or if I’m going somewhere else, so I told them to wait a bit.”

Willian previously made 339 appearances for Chelsea and also played 37 times for Arsenal. The forward has racked up 47 Premier League goals and 52 assists in 310 appearances over his career. The news over his future will no doubt pique the interest of some Premier League clubs, as well as teams abroad.

Fulham are left with a number of contract issues coming to the end of the season. The most pressing is likely that of Tosin Adarabioyo. The highly-rated centre-back is yet to sign a new deal and is the subject of interest from clubs including Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan.

Meanwhile, Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Kenny Tete could also leave as free agents at the end of the campaign.