Of course he won't get a lot of playing time, he's 17 for God's sake! but I'm confident he will play more in Milan than in Madrid, because Madrid have strikers twice as we have, and pretty decent ones. Saviola, Nistelrooy, Robinho and Raul are enough to push Pato to the stands.

Just look what Higuain has become in Madrid: a pretty ordinary striker. I don't want Pato to go to the same direction as Higuain and Gago did.

I didn't see anything that special from Higuain last season...
Gago is good and will be better, but didn't worth 20 million euro (!?). by the way he's the only Argentine that I like.

As for Pato, I hope we don't get into another "only Madrid" situation this time... because I consider Gago's transfer to Madrid a loss for us.

Gago to Madrid, Lucas Leiva to Liverpool, Ibrahimovic to Inter, Suazo to Inter, Abidal to Barcelona... big list for the last 12 months. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I also think that if Milan do buy Pato they will leave him in Brazil for the time being, he can't come til january anyway.

Biggest loss IMO was Diarra to circus madrid.

And about Pato, I'm not sure about the rules but I heard he woudn't be allowed to leave unti he was 18. But I suppose if his family moved then he would be able to as well.

Yeah as Porty says I think the parent has to have a job confirmed and that will help so much with the application.

Milan's backroom staff should find something for them to do!

FCPorto "gave" Anderson mother the job to work on a restaurant. The problem is that nobody in that restaurant has ever seen Anderson's mother.  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Now, the case is on courts I believe. But nothing will happen for sure.

Braida and Galliani both went to watch Diarra a few times, but like you say, he wanted madrid(the fool (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

Well about Diarra ... I don't think he could be offered first team football, unlike at Madrid he can. Cuz at Milan, the Seedorf-Pirlo-Gattuso almost certainly played ahead of anyone .. In that sense, Diarra would have been surplus to our requirements. At least that is how I see it ..

Pato esclarece: tanto faz Milan ou Real

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Garoto contraria empresário e diz que não tem preferência especial pelo clube espanhol

Alexandre Pato é alvo dos clubes mais poderosos do Velho Continente

O Real Madrid que trate de não se animar tanto, porque Alexandre Pato não parece tão seduzido assim pelo clube merengue. Nesta terça-feira, o atacante de 17 anos contrariou seu empresário e disse que não tem preferência entre Milan e Real. Gilmar Veloz havia declarado ao jornal Marca, da Espanha, que o craque do Internacional preferia o time madrilenho.

- Quem cuida disso é meu empresário. Ele conhece bem todos estes lugares e estes clubes. Depois, eu que vou definir. Não tenho preferência agora. Qualquer um dos dois está bom para mim - afirma Pato.

O curioso é que Pato, por conta própria, restringiu os interessados a Milan e Real Madrid ao dizer que 'qualquer um dos dois está bom'. O possível tropeço do menino fecha com a declaração de Veloz, que relatou à Rádio Gaúcha que Pato já teria descartado alguns clubes. Especula-se que um deles seria o Chelsea. Mas o menino negou que tenha tomado tal decisão.

Pato deixará o Beira-Rio em janeiro. Pelo jogador, o Inter deve receber um valor superior à multa rescisória, estipulada em US$ 20 milhões (R$ 38 milhões).

Source: GLOBOesporte