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Former midfielder Chelsea and Arsenal Willian leave Corinthians. The reason: frequent death threats directed at him and his family.
Willian joined Corinthians after parting ways with Arsenal in the summer of 2021. At his first club, the 34-year-old has a contract until December 2023.
But his return to Corinthians did not end well. Willian and the club that has coached him since the academy decided to part ways in August.
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Willian apparently asked for his contract to be terminated because he often received death threats on social media.
“Willian asked us to cancel his contract. We are sad to have to let him go and also because this is not going the way we expected,” said Corinthians president Duilio Monteiro Alves. BBC.
During his time at Corinthians, Willian made 45 appearances and scored one goal. The Brazilian club have lost five of their last nine matches.
“Whenever Corinthians lose and I don’t play well, my family gets threats and insults on social media: my wife, my children. And recently they also started attacking my father, my sister,” Willian told Globe Sports quoted BBC.
This summer, Willian is reportedly being targeted by London club Fulham. New Fulham promotion this season and started the season by balancing Liverpool 2-2.
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