Exclusive: AC Milan, Man Utd target available in December, Real Madrid bid revealed

08 nov 2017

No secret AC Milan and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in Brazilian striker Lucas Lima. The player is contracted with Santos until December and one of the club’s representatives, Luiz Taveira has exclusively told our reporters in London Emanuele Tramacere and Alessandro Di Gioia that the player will leave his club at the end of the year.

“Lucas Lima will leave in December, he doesn’t want to sign a contract extension, there is nothing more to say. We have already found his heir, his name is Rodrygo, he was born in 2001 and he has already made his senior debut.”

Will you meet Inter soon?
“We know Ausilio will come here and we have scheduled a meeting with him. He will see a game and then he will meet the club, there are many issues we have to talk about.”

Do you think Gabigol could return to Santos?
“He is a great player, I really like him and we’ll definitely talk to Inter about him. We are open to welcome him back if Inter want, there will always be space for him.”

What about Yuri Alberto? He is one of the hottest prospects in South America...
“He is one of our most interesting prospects, that’s for sure. He is the next Robinho, Real Madrid wanted to pay € 45 million to sign him but we said no. We also have Rodrygo and Arthur Gomes, a talented attacking winger.”