Lucas Silva set for dream move to Real Madrid
Saturday, January 24, 2015
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Holding midfielder Lucas Silva, 21, said it was a dream come true after joining European champions Real Madrid CF from Cruzeiro EC on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
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Real Madrid CF have signed Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva from Cruzeiro EC on a five-and-a-half-year deal, subject to a medical.
The 21-year-old will be presented at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on Monday at 13.00CET and said the switch was a "dream come true". The holding midfielder was a key member of the Cruzeiro team that won Brazilian league titles in 2013 and 2014 and last season was named in the Brazilian Football Confederation's team of the year.
"The titles we won helped me grow as a player," said Silva, who has represented Brazil at under-20 and under-21 level. "My promotion to Cruzeiro's first team changed my life, and everyone in Brazil has been able to get to know me, to see what I'm capable of." Now it is Spain and Europe's turn.
