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Ian Wright says many fans don’t know what Willian did just before he left Arsenal
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has hailed Fulham star Willian and heaped praise on what he did just before he left the Gunners last yea♔r.
The Brazilian joined Mikel Arteta’s side on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2020. He was viewed by the Gunners as someone wh𒀰ose experience would seriously benefit the club, but things just didn’t work out for him.
Last year, Willian terminated his contract a♔nd walked away.
Ian Wright hails what Willian did just before he left Arsenal
When Arsenal signed Willian on a free transfer back in 2020, they agree▨d to pay him an eye-watering £220,000 per week for three years (). That equates to over £11 million per year, which made him one of the Gunners’ best-paid players at the time.
After a disastrous🌜 debut campaign at the Emirates, many people questioned the Brazilian’s desire because of the massive amount of money he was being paid.
Willian could’ve easily just sat on th🌱e bench and pocketed those huge wages for the rest of his contract, but after it became clear that the move wasn’t going to work, he decided to termin💧ate his deal and left behind all the money he was owed ().
Now, he’ܫs shining at Fulham under Marco Silva, and Wright is absolutely delighted for ♈him.
The Arsenal legend said on : “Willian looks like he has got a new lease of lif🙈e, honestly.
“I’m very pleased for him, especially the way he checked out of Arsenal by saying ‘listen man, this isn’t working, I do🐲n’t want your money, keep your money, I’m going to move on’. Pure class!
“Left a load of money on the table, I’m not sure a lot of Arsenal fans know that – I hope they do. But the fact is, ওhe’s gone there and he’s found his life and love and football and everything.”
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Whatever your opinion ofꦓ Willian is, the Brazilian deserves a lot of credit for doing w♈hat he did at Arsenal last year.
Not many players in the world would give up millions and walk away as he did. In the grand scheme of things, that probably didn’t make a massiv𝓰e difference for Arsenal’s wealthy owners, but he definitely won the respect of many that questioned him throughout his time at the Emirates.
Willian retur🥂ned to the Premier League this season and joined Fulham, and he has been sensational for them. He looks like the player he was back in his prime, and the Cottagers really are benefitting from his quality and experience.
The Brazilian missed the game between Arsenal and Fulham at the Emirates back in August. He’ll have to wait until March to face 🐼the🐷 Gunners in the Premier League, and we have a sneaky feeling he’ll have a big say in that game.
