Willian Seeks Arsenal Fans’ Forgiveness
- Says sorry I flopped at EmirateÂ
Brazilian midfielder Willian has begged Arsenal fans for forgiveness following his disappointing spell at the London club.
William completed a move back to his home country by rejoining Corinthians after Arsenal terminated his contract on Monday.
The 33-year-old player was obviously sober as he wrote on Instagram thus: âAll my career I have done everything to be the best I can be.
“I always want to win and I find it hard to accept not doing so. Unfortunately, it didnât happen for me at Arsenal and I am sorry about that.â
But the 70-time Brazil international has hit back at critics who claimed his move to Arsenal was been driven by âfinancial reasonsâ.
According to him; âUnfortunately things on the pitch didnât go the way we had all planned and hoped. I received a lot of criticism, especially from some members of the press, [suggesting] that I had come here for financial reasons.”
Willian, who scored one goal in 25 league appearances for Arsenal last season, further said; âI hope with my actions today [I] explain [that] to those people and they now understand that was not the case.
âI hope it teaches some people that they should not be so quick to pass judgement and create bad environments to make themselves important, even though I accept thatâs part of the game.â
The midfielder, capped 70 times by Brazil, had not featured for the club this season and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said before Saturdayâs 5-0 defeat at Manchester City that he âdidnât knowâ why Willianâs time at the club had not been more successful.
After leaving Chelsea on a free transfer, Willian arrived at the Emirate in August 2020, and signed a three-year deal worth more than £200,000 a week.
Willian won five trophies, including two Premier League titles, during his seven-year spell at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
The former Arsenal man is returning to his boyhood club, Corinthians, where he began his career before leaving for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007. – With agency report
