"I Should Have Stayed" - Former Arsenal Star Regrets Move After Arteta Promises
Willian said he asked to leave after three months and scored once in 37 Arsenal appearances.
- On John Obi Mikel's podcast, Willian revealed he wanted to leave Arsenal three months after joining, telling his agent, "I made a big mistake leaving Chelsea."
- Mikel Arteta promised to build the team around Willian, but the player felt the reality in London differed significantly from the "dream" sold to him during negotiations.
- Scoring just once in 37 appearances while earning over £200,000 per week, Willian struggled at Arsenal, later claiming Arteta was missing the "human part" of management.
- Leaving the "best contract of life" by mutual consent, Willian returned to Brazil to join Corinthians after just one season at Arsenal.
- Although he felt misled, Willian insists there is no bad blood with Arteta, saying, "He's a great coach inside the pitch, his ideas are great but he missed little bits on how to manage the team.
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"I should have stayed" - Former Arsenal star regrets move after Arteta promises
Willian has spilled the beans on what happened in his disaster season at Arsenal after some good years with Chelsea in the Premier League. If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. […]
The Brazilian tip Willian revealed that he regretted trading between London rivals in 2020. The player left Chelsea, where he played for seven years to play in Mikel Arteta's Arsenal due to the longer contract time — the Blues offered two years against three of the Gunners. Moreover, he arrived at the rival with the promise of having a team set up for his game style, "but three months later I told my agent: 'I want to go out.'" The talk took pla…
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