Willian to earn £35m at Arsenal after agreeing a mouth watering £220,000 weekly deal

Former Chelsea winger Willian stands to earn £35million over three years at Arsenal after agreeing a mouth watering deal with the Gunners earning £220,000 a week.

    The Gunners expect to announce the capture of the 32-year-old this weekend following Willian’s exit from Chelsea this week.

    Willian had been happy to stay at Stamford Bridge but the Blues were unwilling to hand him the three-year deal he craved. 

    Arsenal were willing to do so and the Gunners agreed a basic salary with Willian of around £100,000-a-week, which is a dip on the £120,000-a-week he earned in London.

    That would make him the second highest earner at the club behind Mesut Ozil and the deal raises question marks over Arsenal’s recent decision to make 55 employees redundant.

       The news was widely criticised and it’s even claimed Arsenal pushed back the announcement of Willian’s arrival as it reflected poorly on the club. Even more bizarrely is the claim that the 32-year-old’s deal will include the option of a fourth year and the deal is bound to raise eyebrows.

    Mikel Arteta is likely to offload a number of fringe players following Willian’s arrival in a bid to balance the books. The Spaniard has been told he must sale before he can but this summer and the likes of Mesut Ozil, Matteo Guendouzi, Sead Kolasinac, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Rob Holding have been put up for sale. Should the Gunners make a number of sales, they will reconsider their indifference at paying the £45m release clause in Thomas Partey’s contract at Atletico Madrid. 

        The Gunners had decided against doing so, preferring to offer the likes of Guendouzi in exchange instead. But their budget this summer is dependent upon the amount of players they can sale.

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