Frank Lampard himself has addressed Willian’s contract situation, amidst rumours of the 31-year-old’s frustration with the current contract talks.
“It’s an ongoing conversation,” the boss said.
“Maybe [Willian talking now] was not ideal timing but I get asked every three days here, players get asked after games and it’s not always easy for them. People want some form of answer.
“Conversations are ongoing but at the minute I don’t want to get too drawn into it because I am the manager of the team and don’t want to look too far down towards the summer.
“It’s why some of the headlines this week had a slight sense of frustration for me because we are working day-to-day to finish the job this season and we are not jumping ahead to the summer.
“But Willy’s one is an ongoing situation. It’s not over. We’ll see.”
Willian was a regular starter under his former teammate Frank Lampard until recently. However, he has not been named in the line-up in three out of the last five games in all competitions, including a 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday night.