The midfielder, who has been linked with both Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, feels the time has come for him to leave Santos, with Europe his preferred destination
Santos and Brazil ace Lucas Lima is aiming to secure a move to Europe, though he insists he will not rush anything.
The midfielder has been linked with a move to the likes of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, and, having rejected a switch to China in January, he has reiterated his desire is to move across the Atlantic Ocean.
However, Lucas Lima says he is willing to wait for the right opportunity to come his way.
"I am good, recovering, staying out of some games to improve my physical condition," he told SporTV.
"Of course, we live expecting proposals could appear, but I've got my feet on the ground and my head at Santos.
"But my view is Europe. What I want is a European club, because I have this desire, this interest, to know another culture and test myself in a different type of football.
"I know it will happen naturally."
Lucas Lima started as an unpunished handball from Raul Ruidiaz earned Peru a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Copa America Centenario group stage.
Brazil were subsequently eliminated from the competition, and painful memories of that night remain with the 25-year-old.
"The way it happened, it hurts. It hurts and we have some sleepless nights," Lucas Lima added. "It was our duty to get out of the group stage and we could not."
After returning from international duty, Lucas Lima came on as a substitute in Santos' wins over Sport Recife and Fluminense in the Campeonato Brasileiro.
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