Willian still wanted at Chelsea but may play his way into Arsenal's hands

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Frank Lampard does not want to lose the Brazilian despite having no shortage of attacking options, with more to come

At first glance it might seem odd Frank Lampard is so keen for Willian to stay at Chelsea. Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech are already training with their new teammates, Kai Havertz is close to joining from Bayer Leverkusen and there is a danger that the manager is going to become Brentwood’s answer to Ossie Ardiles when he starts working out how to deploy his attacking options next season.

Something surely has to give. Werner is going to be competing with Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud up front and can also operate from the left. Ziyech can play on the right or in the hole. Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi are exciting options on either flank, Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount all play advanced roles in midfield and although Chelsea are right to focus on improving their goal threat after losing Eden Hazard to Real Madrid last summer that attack is starting to look crowded.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/31/willian-still-wanted-at-chelsea-but-may-play-his-way-into-arsenals-hands

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