Willian claims he will be inheriting the Chelsea number ten shirt from Eden Hazard, with Christian Pulisic seemingly set to fill a different jersey.
A new arrival at Stamford Bridge would have seemed a logical choice to fill the boots of a departed star turn in West London.
Hazard has completed a big-money move to Real Madrid, leaving behind a sizeable void.
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United States international Pulisic is among those set to be charged with the task of trying to counter the departure of a talismanic figure.
He has, however, been eager to play down expectations and is keen to avoid being billed as the next Hazard for Chelsea.