Lucio’s Italian dream
Serie A’s giants are keeping an ear to the ground after Bayern Munich defender Lucio revealed his desire to play in the peninsula.
The 29-year-old Brazilian has made 100 appearances for Bayern and has been an important figure since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2004.
However, it seems that the frosty climate of the German winter is taking its toll on the Selecao international who has previously stated that his family feel trapped by the temperature in Bavaria.
“I dream of playing in Spain or Italy and maybe I’ll realise that ambition sooner rather than later,” Lucio admitted.
“It’s almost impossible to convince Brazilian stars playing in Serie A or La Liga to move to the Bundesliga.
“It’s not to do with Bayern, but the country. In Italy and Spain, the culture, the habits and the language are much more similar to Brazil. Bayern can’t compare to that.”
Lucio turned down Juventus and Roma in 2004 before joining Die Roten and it is suspected that the two clubs will be at the front of the queue should he definitively decide to quit Germany.
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I would certainly like to have him on the team.