Arsenal midfielder Denilson urges Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Willian to join the Gunners
Arsenal midfielder Denilson has urged his Brazilian friend Willian to forget about joining Chelsea and sign for the Gunners instead.
Willian currently plays for the Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and has attracted a lot of suitors with his impressive performances in the ongoing 2010-11 season. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 manager Carlo Ancelotti is a huge admirer of Willian and he is pondering upon a summer
move for the playmaker.
However, Denilson has insisted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willian-c36898 that he can become a match-winner at Arsenal and he should join the Gunners. He admitted that Willian’s style of play is very similar to Arsenal and he can be a fantastic addition to the squad.
22-year-old Willian has been in stunning form in the ongoing 2010-11 season and has played a huge role to help his team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Denilson said, “Willian would be perfect for Arsenal. I know him well from the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 team and he has a real winning mentality. I've heard Chelsea are interested in him but I think his character could really improve our team. We need match-winners at Arsenal
and knowing what he does for Shakhtar and the national team I know he could do the same in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.”
“I believe his style would fit much better at Arsenal because of the way we play football. He has great vision and ability. I think he's one of the best creative players I have played with,” he added.
Willian started his professional career with the Brazilian side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Corinthians-c38855. After spending one year with the club, he moved to Shakhtar in 2007. He has made 136 appearances and has scored 20 goals for the Ukrainian champions so far.
The midfielder is expected to feature in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at the Donbass Arena on Tuesday, 12 April, 2011.
The Brazilian will need to produce something special to overturn a four-goal deficit from the first leg.
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