Willian commits to Chelsea, Luiz urges Courtois and Hazard to stay

Brazilian international Willian has given Chelsea a huge boost by committing his future to the Premier League giants as the futures of Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard remain in doubt.

Willian was also linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea rebuffed offers from Barcelona earlier in the transfer window and the appointment of Maurizio Sarri to replace Antonio Conte as manager appears to have eased any desire to leave from the winger.

After Chelsea's FA Cup final win in Conte's final game in charge, Willian, who had been left on the bench, posted a picture on Instagram with the Italian blocked out by three trophy emojis in a picture of the whole team celebrating.

"I'm a Chelsea player," Willian told ESPN Brasil.

"I always made it clear that what I wanted was to stay in the club.

"The only club I knew that really made an official offer for me was Barcelona.

"But I have my head here and I intend to continue in the club unless the club wants to sell me. But my head is here in the club."
"They know Chelsea a lot, so they know what they've had here, the fun they've had here. Everybody loves them and I hope they can stay."
"If they decide to leave, I think we will continue with fantastic players."
"Everybody has the opportunity, you just have to show him character, physical quality, technical quality, so since the first day I'm trying to do that."