Post by jockcas on Aug 19, 2013 12:14:39 GMT
The Brazil international midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool and Spurs but late interest from Arsenal may yet prove decisive.
Willian, who only joined Anzhi in Januray, is believed to be available for a transfer fee in the region of £30 million.
Anzhi are open to offers for their top earners as owner Suleyman Kerimov wants to decrease the club's wage bill.
Kerimov has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in Anzhi since taking over in 2011 and has now lost patience with what he sees as the side's under-performing, overpaid players.
Following Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa, Gunners fan group Where Has Our Arsenal Gone wrote an open letter to chief executive Ivan Gazidis in which the club's recent transfer dealings were branded “a disgrace”.
Willian, who only joined Anzhi in Januray, is believed to be available for a transfer fee in the region of £30 million.
Anzhi are open to offers for their top earners as owner Suleyman Kerimov wants to decrease the club's wage bill.
Kerimov has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in Anzhi since taking over in 2011 and has now lost patience with what he sees as the side's under-performing, overpaid players.
Following Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa, Gunners fan group Where Has Our Arsenal Gone wrote an open letter to chief executive Ivan Gazidis in which the club's recent transfer dealings were branded “a disgrace”.