Chelsea, Spurs and Man City miss out as £30m Shakhtar star Willian heads for Anzhi



Big-spending Russians Anzhi Makhachkala have completed the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk forward Willian.

The former Tottenham and Chelsea target has moved from the Ukraine to Russia in a mega deal that once again shows the financial muscle available in the country thanks to billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov.



The news is a disappointment to Andre Villas-Boas, among others, and speaking today, the Portuguese couldn't hide his frustrations at the apparent sideways step.



Big-money move: Willian has completed his move to Anzhi in Russia

He said: 'Willian is a very difficult situation. He is rated very highly by Shakhtar to a point where European clubs can't compete for him. His transfer was made by a crazy amount of money.



'He has moved to a league which is the same as the Ukrainian league. It's a pity that a player of that talent cannot move to a better league because his talent deserves that, but I wish him well at Anzhi.



'What we see in Russia and Ukraine are people who have made it in their personal life to be a billionaire. 'He [Kerimov] can take care of the club he followed as a kid with tremendous financial conditions.



'This is not a big problem for the Premier League. This is nothing new. It happened before with the Russian league and the league in Qatar.



'There are a lot of Premier League clubs who can attract big, big players. This is still the best league in the world and people want to come here.'