The agent of Willian, Kia Joorabchian, admits the player was wooed by the Gunners to leave Chelsea.
The Brazilian winger enjoyed a good second half of the season for Frank Lampard's team.
But the 32-year-old chose to sign a three year deal with Mikel Arteta's Gunners instead.
"With Willian, there's no secret he wanted a three-year contract, but the Mikel Arteta project was just incredible," the agent told talkSPORT.
"He was very much wooed by Mikel and [technical director] Edu, and what Mikel presented to him and the way he wants to play football, the way he wants to continue and the success he wants to bring to Arsenal, made the difference.
"That's what he said and that's exactly what it was."
