The 25-year-old, who is due to stay at the Brazilian club until December while on loan from Corinthians, has been linked with the north Londoners, who are chasing reinforcements up front ahead of the transfer deadline on Tuesday.
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But despite his troubles, a number of top European clubs are thought to be interested in landing his signature, with the likes of Spurs, Chelsea and Manchester United all believed to be closely monitoring his situation.
Bertolucci claims Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade is looking to offload the forward and is optimistic of brokering the transfer.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen”, he told the Daily Mirror . Next year he has to perform and respect what he agreed to.
“We have 72 hours to set something up, we’ll see. Let’s hope, there’s nothing set”, Veloz is quoted as saying by Globoesporte.
Spurs are on the look-out for a new striker despite signing Heung-Min Son from Bayer Leverkusen last week while their pursuit of West Brom forward Saido Berahino continues to stall. Pochettino is still looking to bolster his attacking options and Pato has emerged as a surprise target.
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Sport Mediaset report that Pato’s agent, Gilmar Veloz, is in London to discuss a potential move.
