Chelsea have been told that Shakhtar Donetsk star Willian is for sale at the right price.
The Brazilian midfielder has impressed for the Ukrainian champions both domestically and in Europe, and the Blues are thought to be long-term admirers of the South American.
The Stamford Bridge club had a £16.7 million bid turned down by the eastern Europeans in January, but coach Mircea Lucescu has admitted that he could be tempted to sell his star man.
“They have to pay the price,” he told The Daily Mail.
“They have to pay the price because we bring the players here at 17 or 18 years old. We pay a lot of money because they are talented players and we bring them up. I have 23 or 24 [players like that], not only Willian.
“Luiz Adriano, Douglas Costa, Alex Teixeira, Dentinho, Alan Patrick – they are very young and they are already prepared to win the championship with a good mentality.
“They have played a lot of matches in Europe and they have a very, very good value. If Chelsea pay his [asking price], I am not against letting my players play for the big clubs.
“If they pay the price, he can go. If not, he will remain here because he has another two-and-a-half years on his contract,” the boss concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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