Lucas To Wait Until After The Olympics

Manchester United target Lucas Moura says he will wait until after the Olympic Games before deciding his future.
The 19-year-old is currently in the UK with the rest of the Brazilian squad and was an unused substitute in last night’s 3-2 victory over Egypt in the side’s opening game in Cardiff.
Lucas has been the subject of two bids from Manchester United, the highest of which was one of 38million euro (just under £30million) which was rejected by his Brazilian club side Sao Paulo last week. However, he told Spanish news agency EFE last night that he was concentrating on the Olympic tournament.
“I am focusing on my team, Sao Paulo and in Brazil’s national team at the moment. I’ll decide my future after the Olympics,” he said.
“It’s already a victory to be here. Now I have to be ready for any situation if [Brazil coach] Mano Menezes believes I have to play.”
Reports from Brazil yesterday quoted Sao Paulo director Adelberto Baptista as saying “the end point has been reached” in the club’s dealings with United. Baptista added the fact that the transfer window was already closed in Brazil was part of the problem as Sao Paulo would be unable to recruit a replacement for Lucas if he was sold.
However, another problem is that from1 August Lucas is entitled to 30 percent of any transfer fee Sao Paulo receive. The figure prior to that date is 20 percent. Lucas’s agent, Wagner Ribeiro is still keen to do a deal before 1 August – “the only person who is lighting candles for everyone is the agent,” Baptista said – and Ribeiro claims he has been instructed by Lucas to continue negotiating with United.


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