Who Is Chelsea Target Willian?

The last few days have seen rumours that we are trying to sign Brazilian international midfielder Willian Borges Da Silva or simply Willian from Shakhtar Donetsk.

There are reports that we have had a €20m bit rejected for him with Shaktar openly declaring they will accept a bid of €30m a full €5m below the players buyout clause as the player has a desire to further his career elsewhere.

I will confess I do not watch a great deal of Ukranian football, however with such a high release clause it is clear that Shaktar rate him quite highly.

Aged just 23 he had a big 2011, featuring in the Champions League and making his Brazil debut all within the space of a few months.

He can play in a central playmaker role or on the wing as he has done for Donestk this year, a quality that could explain his appeal to AVB and the board.

Whether we decide to put up the €30m that we reportedly need to secure is signature is a question that I guess will be resolved within the next week.

Below is the arbitrary highly edited YouTube video of his Big Brother style best bits.