FIFA : Anzhi Makhachkala have signed Brazil midfielder Willian from Shakhtar Donetsk for €35m (£30.4m). The 24-year-old, a who had been linked with a January move to the English Premier League, has signed a “long-term deal”, the Russian club said on their website.
The player will join up with his new team-mates at a training camp in Marbella later today. A statement on the Shakhtar website read: “FC Shakhtar and FC Anji reached an agreement regarding Willian’s move to the Russian club in a transfer worth €35m.
“Shakhtar thanks Willian for the years spent at the club, for his goals and professionalism. We wish our former player success in his new team.”