Willian

Willian has said it’s ‘great coming home’ after he signed for Corinthians following his contract termination with Arsenal.

This week Matthew is joined by Stephen to lament another limp performance against Man City, get quietly excited about yet another signing and what he can bring to the club in terms of balance and bite, while also struggling with office metaphors talking about Willian’s surprising painless departure.

The 2021 summer transfer window closes at 11pm on Tuesday, 31 August, and Arsenal still have a bit of business they want to get done.

Willian has apologised to Arsenal fans for his poor season at the club after it was announced that his contract at Arsenal had been terminated by mutual consent.

After a troubled season at Arsenal, Willian’s Arsenal contract has been terminated and he is no longer an Arsenal player, but should he have ever been one in the first place?

Willian has now agreed the final details of his contract termination with Arsenal, with an announcement set to follow imminently.

Willian is reportedly set to terminate his Arsenal contract for nothing, giving up his remaining wages to sign for Corinthians on reduced terms.

Willian wasn’t involved in training with Arsenal on Thursday, after accepting Corinthians’ offer to join them – with some financial details outstanding.

Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, and Bukayo Saka are among those available for selection against Manchester City, after shaking off injuries.

Despite claims to the contrary, all the evidence suggests Willian hasn’t recently removed Arsenal from his social media bios.

Willian has apparently asked his father to be quiet about his imminent departure from Arsenal lest he mess it up.

There has been rapid progress in Corinthians’ negotiations to sign Willian from Arsenal, with the free transfer now expected to go through.

Arsenal have provided their latest team news update, and there’s quite a bit of good news in there after a difficult couple of weeks.

Willian is close to a free transfer to Corinthians, with all parties keen to complete a deal to get at least some of the winger’s wages off Arsenal’s books.

Five players have been ruled out of Arsenal’s match against Chelsea at the weekend, with two others listed as doubts for the London derby.

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal’s match against Brentford should have been postponed given the Gunners’ four positive Covid-19 cases.

Willian isn’t currently fit to play, according to Mikel Arteta, hence his absence from the recent Arsenal squads in pre-season and the Premier League.

Willian is in training, uninjured, and doesn’t appear to be close to a move, but he was excluded from Arsenal’s match at the weekend anyway.

An Arsenal exit for Willian is a work in progress, but links to Al-Ahli Saudi Club seem to be wide of the mark.

Back in May, it was reported that Willian was ‘100% leaving Arsenal, even if no English clubs came in for him, but no clubs at all want him due to his large wages.