Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Willian is still upset about the fact that his dream move to Chelsea was scuppered by the club's refusal to sell their player.

The Blues reportedly made a bid for the 24-year-old last January as well as in the summer, with Tottenham also making their interest known, along with Italian champions Juventus.

Chelsea were in the hunt for bright young midfielders to pep up their attack as Roman Abramovich started his youth revolution, a move which has seen the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar, Victor Moses and Cesar Azpilicueta join the club in the summer.

However, despite Willian wanting to move to Stamford Bridge, Shakhtar chose to keep him at the club, in spite of receiving a big money bid.

"My goal is to play for a bigger club in a high level league," Willian told espn.com.br.

"If I tell you that I was happy, I would be lying. My desire was there, with a €25 million (£20.3 million, $33 million) offer from a big club like Chelsea.

"I wanted to pack my things and go, but I can't do that as I am under contract."

Willian understands why Shakhtar want to keep him in Ukraine, but is still convinced his future lies in a bigger league.

"It shows how much Shakhtar like me and shows that I am doing a good job, which is why they wanted me to stay," he added.

"I have tried to convince them many times to let me go. I know that Juventus and Chelsea have made offers to buy me and that motivates me a lot.

"The club know that I want to leave, everyone knows that. The president has told me that he'll let me go for €30million (£24.4 million, $39.6 million) and my intention is to sign for a big club."

Willian was one of the standout players for Shakhtar in the champions League, along with Fernandinho, with the two Brazilians impressing highly in the two matches against Chelsea.