Chelsea winger, Willian has signed a three-year deal with London rival, Arsenal.
The 32-year-old, Brazilian, who left Chelsea on free transfer after rejecting a two year extension with the blues will wear the No12 shirt for his new club.
Willian scored 63 goals in 339 appearances for Chelsea after his arrival from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013.
Twice a Premier League winner with the Blues, he is expected to add experience to an Arsenal side full of talented youngsters in Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock, Gabriel Martinelli and Reiss Nelson.
“[I like] the way they play, everything is amazing. And I think that with Arteta, Arsenal have a great opportunity to fight again for titles in the Premier League and in Europe. So I’m very happy because of that.
“I’m excited to start. I can’t wait to go on the pitch and do my thing to help my team-mates and to help this club to shine again. That’s what I want.
“When I talked to [Mikel], the conversation was good, he gave me confidence to come to Arsenal.
“He said a lot of good things to me and that’s why I have come to Arsenal.”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told the club’s website: “I believe he’s a player that can really make a difference for us.
“We have been monitoring him for the past few months.
“We had a clear intention to strengthen in the attacking midfielder and the winger positions [and] he are a player that gives us a lot of versatility.”
The staggering money thrown at Willian comes hot on the heels of the club announcing a flood or redundancies.
The FA Cup winners have proposed cutting around 10 per cent of their work force amid the coronavirus downturn.
