I've said numerous times before I want our medical staff completely overhauled. But none of them are Pato, they don't know how he feels, only he does. If he keeps coming back and getting re-injured, then that's partly on him.

Pato will keep getting injured wherever he goes. He's f*cked up in that aspect. Can't say the same about Boateng and the others.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Kaka was getting injured quite a lot at Milan and now he's better.

Come again? Kaka's been the most injured player at Real in the past two years. Not to mention he's not even half the player he used to be anymore. He used to get injured often at Milan only in his last two years. We were all crying ourselves when the club sold him, but now I see the genius in that deal.

I wanted to say he's better now on the aspect that he's not getting injured as much as when he was at Milan. Yes, he still has problems with injuries, which have affected his performances quite much.
From what I read he had some cronic injury in his knee and it's very hard to recover from that. And I'm still hoping that we Pato can get on the right track.

Pato will keep getting injured wherever he goes.

You don't know that. stop passing what goes on in your brain as facts.

Pato: "The best defender that I have faced in Italy is Fabiano Santacroce."

Isn't that quote a few years old? Anyway, Santacroce is crap. He's not even a starter at Parma.

I wish we'd send him to the US or Brazil for a while before deciding anything though.

Didn't we do that?

His contract will be an obstacle, i believe, if the club doesnt act this summer. As much as it hurts deep down to say this, but it should be for the best interests of the club.

Pato I think would want to stay at Milan.

I don't remember, when? wasn't it Nesta?

He visited a specialist in America

http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/24147_pat...milan_boss.html

I'll believe it when I see it. I'd say there is 10% chance of him moving, no matter what the media or fans think. The real cause of concern, as plainly obvious, is the amount of injuries. Performance suffers as a result. I'd be more sure of him leaving if he was say 24-25, but there still is time. Time enough? You never know.

And anyway, if we sell him now, forget about 30 million and beyond offers. We'll be lucky to get upwards of 10m.

LOL, what? Pato had already decided to sign for PSG, and if it wasn't for Berlusconi's intervention, he'd be playing in France right now. I suppose the thought of reuniting with Carlo and Leonardo is too strong an incentive for him. Also, so what if he will play in a less important league? The guy is only 22. Three years there, and if things go well, all big clubs would want to sign him. It's the best solution for both Pato and us. Things just can't stay the way they are.

IIRC Pato was the one to back out.

Silvio did not want to sell him either but Pato was the first to pull out of it.

Nope, it was 100% Berlusconi. He came out the following day saying it was him who aborted the whole Pato-PSG/Tevez-Milan deal because he though the quality/price ratio wasn't satisfactory.

What did you expect Pato to say? That I wanted to leave but Berlusconi didn't let me? Come on now, han!

He said what actually happned, and I believe this because Galliani confirmed it.

The fact that Silvio wants to keep him is just a bonus for me.

I'm certain that Pato had nothing to do with it, it was all Silvio. You can think all you want, I'm not trying to convince you.

Just trying to convince yourself that he'll be sold

I convinced myself long time ago.

Going after Götze is a mission impossible. But I agree with the rest Han

I don't think so. I've been following Dortmund closely, they are ambitious, and don't want to loose track of Bayern like they did in recent history after early successes. But more importantly, their management is only prepared to give him away for big money - the wait for United, Madrid, Barcelona. England being constantly mentioned as Götze's preferred destination. All that makes me think it's almost impossible.

Nope, it was 100% Berlusconi. He came out the following day saying it was him who aborted the whole Pato-PSG/Tevez-Milan deal because he though the quality/price ratio wasn't satisfactory.

His contract is the least of the problems. Pato I think would want to stay at Milan. Giving up and running to the French league would be his last resort most likely. So renewing it would be easily done.

The problem has always been the injuries. And if they are considering sending him to the US, then obviously they haven't given up on him either. And if they continue stalling on sending him for a second oppinion then he should do what Kaka and Ronaldo did when Milanlab could not give them any answers, he should go the Brazil NT doctors and see what they have to say. I remember them blasting the Milan doctors on the Kaka case saying that he was mistreated, I wouldn't doubt that being the case with Pato as well.

“For now, the Pato option has collapsed,” the former Chelsea tactician continued. “However, in June, we will evaluate numerous opportunities and he’ll be one.”

http://www.football-italia.net/node/16480

Pato and Inzaghi injuries
By Football Italia staff

Alexandre Pato will fly to America for a specialist consultation on his injury, while Milan lose Pippo Inzaghi for three weeks.

The Rossoneri continue to struggle with an injury crisis and it seems Pato’s on-going muscular problems are not clearing up.

This afternoon the club announced Pato will be flying to Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday with chief medical staff Jean Pierre Meersseman and Bruno Dominici.

“Pato will undergo medical tests and a specialist consultation with Professor Frederick Carrick at the Life University of Marietta.”

Milan also confirmed that veteran hitman Inzaghi suffered a right thigh strain during the Coppa Italia semi-final with Juventus.

“Save for complications, the prognosis is two to three weeks.”

I take that as a good sign (that we might still have faith in him and not sell him right this summer).