'I'm alone' - Willian pleads with Chelsea to let him return to family in Brazil

Willian has urged Chelsea to let him return to Brazil so that he can be with his family following the coronavirus outbreak.

The winger is currently stranded in London while his wife Vanessa Martins and twin daughters Valentina and Manuella are back in homeland Brazil.

With Premier League football suspended until April 30, Willian is eager to be given permission from Chelsea to return to Brazil.

Willian told Globo Spor TV: 'At the moment, I'm alone. My wife and daughters are in Brazil.

'I had made a schedule before that. They went first, I was going to have a break and I was going too. Now, I'm checking here, if I have authorisation from the club.

'We're deciding, they are about to come back here, but as there was a meeting and there was a definition here, they postponed the league until April 30th… With that fact, I'm trying to get permission from the club to be able to go.

Willian added that he had heard that other players are eager to return to Brazil.

He said: 'I explained the situation, I'm trying to get authorisation. I heard that players from other clubs are going to Brazil too, maybe being close to the family at this moment.'

Willian also admitted that he is finding it difficult to remain in good physical shape during self-isolation.

The Brazil international has been unable to use the gym and admits that life is 'difficult'.

He continued: 'We know the more we stand still, the more we lose physical condition. I've been home for six days, I don't have much structure to do the exercises I wanted to do.

'Even in my building there's a gym, but I can't go there to do it, I have to stay indoors. It ends up making it a little difficult, but I think it will be good, we have to think about people. If everyone does their part well, it will be over.

'It's a difficult time for everyone. People are starting to stay indoors, a lot of things are being closed, schools will also stop. So it's a time to be supportive of others.'

It remains to be seen where Willian will be playing next season, with his Chelsea contract set to expire at the end of June.

This season he has scored five goals in 28 Premier League games.