Earlier this week the Blues saw their €20 million bid rejected by Shaktar, with the Ukrainian club insisting they wanted atleast €25 million for the 23-year-old.
However at a pres conference on Friday, Villas-Boas confessed he felt the price valuation was too much.
“Willian is an extremely interesting player but I don’t think we will progress with our interest because of different issues, from work permit to price valuation,” the Portuguese tactician said.
”I think our project next year is more important than the actual project at the moment. Not that Willian doesn’t have the characteristics for the future but we are betting a lot on what we can build on for next year.”
