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'He is calm and humble and it will be sad if I don't see him again as a team-mate': Antonio Rudiger says he will miss Willian if he leaves Chelsea as he compares winger to Eden Hazard

Antonio Rudiger has said he will miss Willian should the Brazilian leave Chelsea after seven years this summer.

Willian's time with the Blues appears to be over after he rejected a new two-year contract.

Rudiger said Willian, who is in talks with Arsenal, helped him settle in at Stamford Bridge when he arrived from Roma in 2017 and the two have become good friends since.

Antonio Rudiger says he will miss Willian if the Brazilian leaves Chelsea after seven years

Rudiger said: 'Since day one of coming to Chelsea, he and David Luiz got me into the team and helped me out in the first couple of months because it was not that easy.