exit door when the current season reaches its conclusion.

Willian opens the door for Chelsea stay next season Brazilian winger Willian has hinted that he could be prepared to stay put with Chelsea beyond the current season. The 31-year-old has been in a contract standoff with the Blues over the past year and he has been widely tipped to head through the

The attacker has been holding out for a three-year deal during the course of the negotiations, but the Blues have refused to bow to his demands and are not prepared to offer more than two years on the new contract. Still, Blues boss Frank Lampard has expressed the desire to keep hold of Willian next term and the forward has refused to rule out the possibility.

“I want to finish the season well if I go, or maybe I can stay. I don’t know but what I want now is to play well and for Chelsea to finish in the top four. We know teams that come from behind want to win to go in the top four as well so we have to do our job,” he was quoted as saying following the club’s 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League.
The Blues secured an important victory over the Cityzens on Thursday night and that sees them with a handy five-point advantage over Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the pursuit of the fourth spot. Still, they have tricky fixtures against Liverpool and Wolves in the final two gameweeks and the Blues will need to sustain the gap to the chasing pack such that they have some leeway, suppose they drop points in those games.
The Blues are scheduled to face Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-final this weekend. They have played out draws in both of their league meetings against the Foxes this term and can anticipate another testing challenge on their hands.