Overview
- Santos officially announced the loan of Lima from Fluminense through the end of 2026, marking the club’s third confirmed signing this window after Arthur and Rodinei.
- The club and coach Cuca say Lima provides a versatile, creative midfield option intended to cover recent absences in the middle of the pitch.
- Reporting says Lima ended his loan in Mexico with América and accepted a reduction in salary to make the move financially viable for Santos.
- Lima arrives with substantial domestic and continental experience, including titles with Grêmio, Ceará and Fluminense and a role in Fluminense’s 2023 Copa Libertadores campaign.
- Santos aims to register Lima quickly so he can be available for the club’s upcoming Copa Sul‑Americana quarter-final at Vila Belmiro and to ease short-term injury concerns in the squad.