Willian has revealed his surprise at the changes that have happened at Chelsea over the past few months.

Chelsea had new owners when Todd Boehly led a consortium to take over ownership from Roman Abramovich back in May.

The new owners have brought massive changes to the Chelsea structure, and it’s one that has surprised Willian.

The Brazilian spent 7 years at Chelsea, and he has urged the new owners to keep captain Cesar Azpilicueta in order to help the younger players.

Asked about the widespread changes at Chelsea, Willian told The Athletic: “I couldn’t believe it when this situation happened.

“For me, when you talk about Chelsea, you just see Roman and Marina [Granovskaia]. It’s been difficult for everyone inside the club.

“But this is where Cesar Azpilicueta will help. He is a very good player, an important one for the club. He’s been there for 10 years. With his experience, he can help the young players that play there at the moment.

“He knows what to do in this situation. Chelsea is a big club, one of the best in the world. Every year, Chelsea are fighting for something, even if they change a manager.

“They are always there. In the seven years I was there, I had Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri and Frank Lampard. It almost become normal. But it didn’t stop us, we always fought for something.”