Chelsea legend Didier Drogba could not resist trolling Arsenal after Willian left the club with the team sitting in last place in the Premier League, telling him his ‘mission’ had been successful.
The Brazilian star moved to north London from Chelsea last summer on a free transfer and agreed a £220,000-per-week salary, though he decided to tear up his contract at the end of August so he could join Corinthians.
Willian, like many players who have swapped west London for Arsen, endured a rather disappointing career with the Gunners.
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He netted just one Premier League goal all campaign and was a mainstay in an Arsenal team that failed to qualify for Europe for the first time in over two decades.
However, Willian played no part in Arsenal’s poor start to the 2021/22 season, having been working on a transfer, but still leaves north London with the club sitting in 20th place after their worst start to a campaign in 67 years, losing all three of their opening matches.
Now Drogba has chosen to twist the knife, bringing up other Chelsea legends who have been part of Arsenal’s recent decline & congratulating Willian on completing his ‘mission’ at the club.
The Chelsea legend wrote on Twitter: ‘Thank you agent Willian, your mission is over, like David Luiz and Peter Cech.’
Luiz joined Arsenal in an £8million deal and made more errors leading to goals than any other Premier League defender during that period, while Cech let in four goals in 2019’s Europa League final against Chelsea having already agreed to return to the club as technical and performance advisor.
After Willian’s exit from Arsenal was confirmed, Drogba initially tweeted him saying ‘Come back home’ but later clarified he was only joking.
‘I’ll always hope that CFC players who gave us joy come back to play or work for Chelsea but my previous tweet was a banter between us,’ he explained.
Willian actually had a hat-trick of assists on his Arsenal debut against Fulham at the start of last campaign, but only assisted two more goals in his 24 Premier League games and will now see out the rest of his career in Brazil with Corinthians.
