Willian’s letter fot fans, Chelsea told imminent signing like Ozil-Ballack, And £70 million Chelsea target backed to thrive at big club

Willian says goodbye, Chelsea told Havertz like Ballack-Ozil, Rice backed to thrive in icchelseanews,com daily news roundup..

Willian has confirmed his departure from Chelsea in an open letter to the club’s fans.

Willian joined us from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013 and went on to make 339 appearances for the Premier League side., but despite all the reports that he wanted to stay at the club, a new deal could not be agreed.

Now, amid all the rumours ,Willian has penned an emotional letter to the Chelsea fans thanking them for the time he has spent with the club.

“They were seven wonderful years. In August 2013 when I received the offer from Chelsea, I was convinced that this was where I had to play,” Willian wrote.

“Today I am certain that it was the best of decisions. There were so many happy times, some sad, there were trophies and it was always very intense.

“Yet, beyond the trophies, I learnt a lot about myself. I developed a great deal, becoming a better player and a better person. With each training session, with each game, with every minute spent in the dressing room, I was always learning.

“I am really grateful to the Chelsea fans for the affectionate way they welcomed me at Stamford Bridge and their support throughout my time at the club. There was also criticism, which is normal, what is important though is that both the affection and criticism drove me to always give my all in every training session, every game, to be constantly improving until my very last minute in a Chelsea shirt!

“The time has now come to move on. I am certainly going to miss my team-mates. I will miss all the staff at the club who’ve always treated me like a son and I will miss the fans. I leave with my head held high, safe in the knowledge that I won things here and always did my best in a Chelsea shirt!

“My heartfelt thanks go out to all of you and God bless you!”

Chelsea transfer target Kai Havertz is part Michael Ballack, part Mesut Ozil says former Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Roberto Hilbert.

Werner has already signed for us in a £47.5 million deal (€52m/$61m) from RB Leipzig and trained with the squad ahead of the FA Cup final, which was won by Arsenal last Saturday.

And there is big expectation that Havertz will be the next player to make the move to the Bridge, with reports suggesting that the club and Leverkusen just need to agree a transfer fee for the young man.

And Hilbert has opened up and claimed that the possible signing of Havertz can seriously make us Premier League contenders for next season and maybe even win the title from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.

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“He is the next big, big player to come from Germany,” Hilbert said of Havertz on BILD. “I was there when he made his debut in our team at 17. In this generation, I think he will be a game-changer. He is a really smart player, quick and he is a nice person.

“He has some things Ballack had, some things Ozil had but he puts it into one package which is what makes him so dangerous.

“I think he has a level of talent that nobody else has. When Chelsea sign him for the next years then I think it will be a great chance to help them win titles in the Premier League.

“That’s how good he is. He worked hard, but he is a smart and humble person. That comes from his good family unit and he will continue to work hard and improve every day.”

Stuart Pearce has backed Declan Rice’s ability to thrive at a bigger club amid transfer interest from Chelsea.

We may have a very exciting attack that can create and score goals on a regular basis, but that back-line and stopper area of the pitch looks very dodgy and cost us alot of points in the Premier League.

Our defensive issues were the main reason why they failed to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup and then got smashed by Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week, and now that the transfer window is opened up, Lampard has admitted that he is keen to improve the defensive side of the squad.

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is a player that has been heavily linked with a move to the Bridge, especially as he is eager to make that step up in the game and avoid another relegation battle next season with the Hammers.

And amid all the speculation, Pearce has opened up and claimed that Rice has the ability to thrive at a big club: ‘He’s enjoying his football in the centre of midfield at the moment,’ Pearce told talkSPORT.

‘He’s improving, I don’t think you’re signing the complete article if anyone gets Declan rice, even if he stays at West Ham.

‘Year on year I expect to see improvement from him.’

When asked if he could handle the pressures of playing for a bigger club, Pearce said: ‘Yeah I think so. If you’re asking me is he a good professional and a very grounded kid? Yes he is, no doubt about that.

‘He reminded me a little bit of a very young Joe Hart when I first met Declan.

‘A good kid and he’s one of those you’d want him in your dressing room.’

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