Everyone knows how good Estevao Willian appears and there was an pleasure constructing round him this previous 12 months.
He’s now lastly arrived at Cobham to start his Chelsea profession, and he’s mentioned his first phrases since formally becoming a member of the membership after being unveiled as a brand new Blue yesterday.
‘I’m a toddler of God, a relaxed boy,’ he started. ‘In my free time, I really like taking part in video video games and I wish to spend time with my household as effectively.’
Nonetheless within the early phases of studying English, Estevao’s response to the query, ‘Do you will have a favorite phrase but?’ was……
‘Sure. It’s ‘I’m blissful’. I’m very blissful.’
He was requested what motivated him to grow to be a footballer.
‘I believe my greatest motivation is to present satisfaction to my household,’ he said. ‘Not titles, not achievements, however for my household, as a result of I understand how a lot folks have labored after we struggled to get the place we wished to go, the place our dream was.
‘So, it was extra for them that I persevered throughout my childhood and I persevere to this present day.’
He continued: ‘My inspiration is my father, my dad. He was all the time with me, and he’s with me now [in England]. We all the time educated collectively and had that dream of taking part in, of stepping into knowledgeable workforce, of taking part in in Europe.’
‘I’ve come right here to England with my household,’ he mentioned. ‘They’re the whole lot to me. For them to be right here means the whole lot to me.’
And on becoming a member of Chelsea, he mentioned:
‘It was a dream for me and my household [to play for a big European club] and I can realise it now,’ he mentioned, excitedly.
‘Their plans, the construction and the membership. All the pieces. However primarily the plans and the mission the membership has is what me and my household, and I believe it was the very best resolution we may have made.’
He would additionally watch the Premier League and paid specific consideration to fellow countryman Willian and one other Blues legend.
‘Eden Hazard is the one which I watched essentially the most at Chelsea. He’s ace,’ Estevao mentioned.
Chelsea have a proud historical past in relation to Brazilian gamers. Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Ramires, Oscar and Willian are simply a few of those that have received main honours in Blue.
‘It’s a pleasure to be right here the place so many Brazilians made historical past,’ Estevao mentioned. ‘I hope to comply with those that wrote an exquisite story right here at Chelsea identical to they did.’
Estevao spoke to the legend earlier than his transfer…
He defined: ‘After I had signed for Chelsea and within the ultimate sport of 2024, I performed towards Thiago Silva. He got here and talked to me. He mentioned I used to be going to like the membership, which has an unbelievable construction and is an unbelievable membership. And now [I am here], I can see how superb this membership is.
‘I’m very, very excited,’ he mentioned. ‘It’s a new expertise in my life, a brand new stage. I’m wanting ahead to it and hope that it’s going to go in addition to attainable.
‘[My long-term goals at Chelsea are] I need to win all of the titles attainable: the Premier League and the Champions League as effectively. And personally, to be the very best on the planet and maintain working laborious in order that these goals come true.’
He looks as if he has a really mature and good head on his shoulders and can slot in effectively off the pitch in addition to on it!
