Willian signs new deal with Chelsea

Brazilian playmaker Willian has agreed a new four-year contract with Chelsea.

The 27-year-old, voted the Premier League club's player of the year last season by fans and teammates, said it was "a dream to continue".

"Over the next four years I will try to help the team win more trophies," he said on Tuesday.

Willian joined Chelsea in 2013 and was the standout performer last season in what turned out to be a wretched campaign for the defending champions. He has scored 19 goals in 140 appearances.

Chelsea, who finished 10th in the league and out of European competition, will have a new manager next season with the arrival of Italian Antonio Conte.