Willian expects to leave Chelsea with contract extension ‘impossible’ to agree as Tottenham links continue

Willian expects to leave Chelsea when his contract expires, saying the club has told him it is ‘impossible’ to offer a three-year extension.

Willian, who turns 32 in August, has been at Chelsea since 2013 when he joined from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Brazilian could have joined London rivals Tottenham – where he is understood to have undergone a medical before opting to move to Stamford Bridge – and Spurs have been linked with a move for him should his contract expire.

And speaking to the Brazilian press, Willian has admitted that while he loves Chelsea, he expects to leave the club,

“Really a very beautiful story that I built at this club, I have a very special affection for the fans, for the people who work there and I identified myself a lot here," he told Expediente Futebol.

“Everyone knows that my contract ends now in a few months, so the renewal is really a difficult thing to happen.

"I think it will be very difficult for me to renew because Chelsea offered me two years, I asked for three and it ended there, we didn’t talk anymore, we didn’t negotiate anymore.

"Three years - Chelsea said it would be impossible, so for now theres this difficulty, but nothing is impossible."

Willian admitted earlier this week that, should he leave Chelsea, he hoped to remain in England .