Brazil international midfielder Lucas Lima will join Barcelona
in January when his contract with Santos expires, the player has confirmed to ESPN
Brasil.
Lima,
26, has a deal with Santos until the end of the year, and as of July 1 he will
be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with Barca.
The
midfielder has agreed a five-year deal worth €4 million per
season with the La Liga club, including €5m in bonus payments. He
will move to Europe in the new year.
The
company run by Neymar's father, N&N consultancy, represent Lima and have
played a key role in securing his move to Camp Nou.
Speaking
on Thursday, Santos forward Bruno Henrique also confirmed the transfer, saying
that he is both happy and sad at the same time to see his teammate seal a move
to Spain.
"We
are happy for him, because of the player that he is," he said. "He's a
player whose quality is not up for debate, a Brazil international. He's helped
Santos a lot.
"He
is going to be super happy at the team he goes to. We are going to miss him,
but life goes on. We wish him a lot of luck in Barcelona."
Capped
by Brazil 14 times, Lima joined Santos in 2014 from Internacional following a
loan spell with Sport. He had previously begun his senior career with Inter
Limeira.
A
creative midfielder, he has provided five assists in five Copa Libertadores
matches this season, while leading Santos into the knockout phase of the
competition.
Information from ESPN Brasil's
Andre Plihal was used in this report
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