Alexandre Pato has admitted he’s unlikely to stay in Brazil subsequent yr amid studies linking him to European golf equipment.
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That move met a stumbling block in Sao Paulo’s desire to hold onto Pato, who is on loan from Corinthians.
“Next year I won’t be playing at Sao Paulo, everybody knows that”, Pato was quoted as telling Radio Globo by Soccer News.
The former AC Milan star, who was highly rated while in Italy, has begun to attract the interest of a number of clubs and the aforementioned Guardian story notes how that Inter Milan, Lazio, QPR, Tottenham, Hull, Sunderland, Arsenal and Manchester United have been linked – albeit tenuously – to the Brazilian.
He told reporters: “I think I will not stay in São Paulo next year”. I just try to do as well as possible. I played, I’m here, I’m fine, I’m happy, I want to do my duty, then I see no problem [to return to Corinthians]. “I want to help São Paulo in this final stretch, in these five very important games, because I want to put the team in next year’s Copa Libertadores”.
In September, Pato claimed he received a “really good offer” from Man Utd on transfer deadline day.
“You’ve got it wrong”, he said. The forward, though, struggled for goals and was shipped out to Sao Paulo in February.
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Barca boss Luis Enrique was last week asked whether his club would be interested in signing Pato but would not confirm the speculation either way.
