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title: "Brazilian Newcastle target speaks out regarding future at Lille"
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author: "Sam Brown"
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published: "2018-06-08T14:10:45Z"
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# Brazilian Newcastle target speaks out regarding future at Lille

Newcastle target Thiago Maia [has spoken out](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-target-thiago-maia-14753868) with respects to his future.

The 21-year-old impressed as a holding midfielder for Lille this last season, and [the Magpies are understood to have made an offer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/06/newcastle-make-bid-for-brazilian-star/) for the Brazilian.

With Lille in a precarious financial situation, the French club may be forced to part ways with their shining star.

![Ricardo Nogueira/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/06/696088654.jpg)

Despite the context suggesting a move may be on the cards, Thiago Maia has insisted he is happy with his current scenery.

> I am very happy in Lille and I hope to continue so that I can gain a little more experience in Europe,

> I know that this first season I had was about learning and it was not easy, not only for me but also for the other Brazilians, the other athletes and the coach as well. But I hope that what happened in the past does not happen in the present.

Moving from Santos prior to the start of the season, the Roraima-native admitted it hadn’t been easy moving to Europe.

> What I felt most difficult about the adaptation was with food and language. Because my mother did not go with me at first, and then I had to eat what I had there, I got used to not eating rice, beans, meat and not having it was difficult for me.

> But soon after my mother went with me and things were getting on slowly – I even lost some muscle mass because I was not eating well at first.

![Ricardo Nogueira/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/06/689499702.jpg)

Thiago Maia made 34 appearances for Lille last year. The bruising defensive presence has also received the nod for the Brazilian under-23s on six occasions, and even has a gold medal from the 2016 Olympic Games for playing a part in the victorious Brazil squad.