Why Barcelona are winning the race to sign Willian as Manchester United suffer transfer blow
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Barcelona hold a vital card in the race to sign Chelsea winger Willian, and the Brazilian is determined to join the Nou Camp side because of it.
The Blues winger has been heavily linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer, with Barcelona and Manchester United both likely destinations for the 29-year-old.
Chelsea recently turned down a £50million offer from Barcelona according to reports, while Jose Mourinho remains keen to reunite with the winger.
But the Portuguese may not get what he wants. According to Mundo Deportivo , Willian does not want to let the chance of playing alongside Lionel Messi go by.
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In fact, Willian is determined to play at Barcelona just so he can be in the same team as the Argentinian.
News of this will come as a huge blow to United who are in the market for a winger to provide Romelu Lukaku with more support in attack.
The report adds that Willian's agent, Kia Joorabchian, was in Barcelona last week trying to hammer out a deal over the winger.