Willian has spoken about the Instagram post for the first time (Picture: Getty)

Remember that time Willian tried to wipe Antonio Conte from Chelsea’s history after they won the FA Cup? Well he’s attempted to explain what happened.

Willian, 29, has been heavily linked with a move away from Chelsea for some time, with Manchester United and Barcelona interested, and the Brazilian has made no secret of his problems under former manager Conte.

There were hopes that the arrival of Maurizio Sarri could change Willian’s mind but it appears the forward is still keen to leave the club ahead of the 2018/19 campaign.

Willian’s unhappiness was made blindingly obvious when, after Chelsea’s FA Cup triumph back in May, he posted a photograph to Instagram of the team’s celebrations which completely obscured Conte from sight.




The Italian was completely covered with emojis and it seemed to confirm a breakdown in relationship between the pair.

Antonio Conte was completely blocked out of Willian’s picture (Picture: Instagram)

Asked about the picture, Willian told ESPN Brasil: ‘My daughter was playing with my cell phone and she ended up putting those emojis over Conte.

‘After the final I got a plane right after the game to come to Brazil.

‘When I got here, early in the morning, I was posting some pictures of the champions and, well, I was a bit too tired and ended up posting them like that.’

Antonio Conte left his post as Chelsea manager earlier this summer (Picture: Getty)

Willian admitted that Conte was ‘very difficult to work with’ and hopes that Sarri is not similar to his former boss.

‘I hope he (Sarri) is not like Conte,’ Willian added.

‘No, I’m kidding. For me, Conte was a manager who was very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated.

‘There were a few games, Sometimes we just don’t understand. You’re playing very well, then you get substituted. I do not understand.

‘There were two times when I got substituted and I went straight to the locker room. It was hard to work with him.

‘The important thing now is to talk about Sarri. From what I heard, I am sure he is a great manager, who does a great job with the team. I have high expectations for working with him.’

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