Liverpool are reportedly set to lure another former Milan wonder-kid to the English Premier League, with Alexandre Pato the subject of a £11 million bid.
Pato is currently tied to Corinthians in Brazil, but has been out on loan at Sao Paolo for the past two years, scoring 19 times in 59 appearances in all competitions.
According to Italian website TuttoMercatoWeb, Liverpool are ready to pay his £11million fee, while journalist Alfredo Pedulla has also reported the deal has been agreed.
Alfredo Pedullà adds that Pato’s transfer fee to Liverpool will be €15M + bonuses. The 26-yo Brazilian attacker scored 26 goals in 2015.
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The 26-year-old is perhaps most famous for his time at AC Milan, scoring 51 goals in 117 appearances for the Italian side during a five-year spell.
Injuries and inconsistency never saw him reach his full potential, culminating in a move back to Brazil in 2013.
The news of a move to Liverpool comes after he was reportedly offered €40 million salary for 3 years by Chinese second-division side Tianjin, with Pato refusing the move.
He’s definitely still got it and would be quite the addition to the Liverpool front-line, which is decimated by injuries.
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