Why Chelsea's Willian, a club leader under Lampard, could end up at Arsenal or Spurs this summer
LONDON -- Not many players achieve cult status before a ball has been kicked, especially not a 25-year-old Brazilian winger arriving in England with a modest reputation after spells with Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. But when Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich attempted to hijack Spurs' £30 million deadline-day transfer in 2013, Willian fast-tracked his name into folklore by becoming a willing accomplice.
Tottenham thought they had their man. Willian had agreed...