Chelsea midfielder Willian says that Manchester United were among a number of clubs interested in signing him this summer, but insists he is happy at Chelsea and is not looking to leave the club despite having a good relationship with former boss Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho signed Willian for the Blues from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and the Brazilian went on to shine for the club. It became clear that the Portuguese boss was keen to be reunited at Old Trafford for the upcoming campaign, but Willian has denied ever wanting to depart Stamford Bridge.

The 27-year-old midfielder, who was happy to hear of the interest from his former manager, was not keen to abandon ship and has signed a contract extension with the Blues. He is keen to play under new manager Antonio Conte and is hoping to get back to winning ways under the Italian.

“I have a great relationship with Jose, but I am Chelsea,” Willian said.

“Of course, when someone like him [Mourinho] is interested in you then you are happy. But I signed the contract because I like being a Chelsea player and I see good things here.”

“I signed a new contract and that shows how much I want to stay here. But the simple thing is that I want to win titles. To win titles you have to improve and if we can do that then we have a great chance to win titles this season,” he added.

“We have the players to do this – and the manager. We must work hard and when we have the ball then we have to play good football. This season it can’t be just about defence, defence, defence. We have to play good football and attack.”

[Quotes via Evening Standard]