Tottenham and Arsenal are currently both interested in a move for Chelsea winger, Willian and Darren Bent believes he will be better off if he joins Spurs.
The Brazilian will be out of a contract at the end of this season after extending his deal just to cover to the end of the campaign.
The Blues want to keep him, but they cannot seem to agree on a new deal and that means he will be free to join another team for next season.
He was signed by Jose Mourinho for the Blues in 2013 and after seven years, he might be reunited with the Spurs’ manager.
Bent reckons that the Portuguese manager will play an important role in convincing him to move to Tottenham instead of Arsenal and added that the Brazilian might struggle to get game time at Arsenal, but it will be much easier for him to be first choice at Tottenham.
“If I was Chelsea I’d give Willian a three-year contract,” he said on talkSPORT. “What’s the issue?
“And why would you want one of your best players, who is playing very, very well at the minute and doesn’t look like he’s slowing down, to play for one of your rivals?
“He’s playing as well as anybody right now, so why would you want him to walk out the door for nothing and go and make your rivals stronger? I don’t understand that.
“I’d give him the three years. I would!
“I think Spurs would be in for him with the whole [Jose] Mourinho factor, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Arsenal were interested – they want all of Chelsea’s leftovers… this is one I’d actually take, though!
“But, you look at Arsenal’s front line and they’ve got Gabriel Martinelli, Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka… there are quite a few there so he might not suit Arsenal.
“He might not get as much game time and signing him could also stunt the growth of a player like Martinelli.
“But as far as Spurs, he’d fit right in there.
“Their right hand side has been a problem, they’ve tried Steven Bergwijn and they’re tried Lucas Moura out there and its hasn’t quite worked.
“But if you now go Willian, Harry Kane and Heung-min son, that changes the whole dynamic of that team going forward.”
On a personal note, I have repeatedly stated that I oppose Willian becoming a Tottenham player, however, momentum does appear to be building and it would not surprise me if he did end up at the Tottenham Stadium.