Willian hopes to work with Mourinho again but also wishes to remain at Chelsea

He told ESPN in an interview:

“Mourinho is the best manager I’ve ever worked with. We have a good relationship, we are friends.

“Sometimes we talk, we text, we send messages to each other via WhatsApp. He is a great manager, I really enjoyed working with him. I hope I can work with him again someday.”

Despite rumours that Mourinho wanted to bring Willian to Old Trafford, the Brazilian claims to be unaware of any bid:

“I don’t know if there was any official bid [from Manchester United], but some things have happened.

‘Also, everything comes out on the internet, too. But Mourinho talks to my agent all the time, he says ‘bring him, bring him’.

Asked whether Mourinho has called him directly, Willian added: ‘No, he has never called me, but he always sends me text messages.

‘But I am very happy at Chelsea, I want to stay in the club. I also like living in London, it is an amazing city, and my family is well adapted. So yeah, I intend to stay at Chelsea.”