Crystal Palace have made a proposal to Santos in an attempt to sign midfielder Lucas Lima, according to a report from UOL Esporte, a Brazilian news outlet.
However, the player and his representatives are reluctant to accept the offer for the 26-year-old as Palace want to take him on loan for a season, with a view to a permanent transfer.
Furthermore, the Brazilian international is said to be happy to wait for offers from more established European clubs but has admitted that he dreams of a move to either England or Spain.
Santos would also like a permanent transfer rather than a loan deal, as they actually only own 10% of the player’s rights. As is common with a lot of South American players, an investment agency owns 80% of Lima’s rights, whilst an entrepreneur, Edson Khodor, owns the remaining 10%.
It looks like Lima wants a move to England and that Palace are certainly interested but there are seemingly a number of issues that would need to be resolved for any transfer to go through.
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