Liverpool are still trying to sign Alexandre Pato despite strong interest from Chelsea.
Reds’ boss Jürgen Klopp remains hopeful of bringing in the 26-year-old forward despite his counterpart Guus Hiddink being tipped to secure the player’ signature.
A fortnight ago, Italian football journalist Alfredo Pedullà claimed that Liverpool had signed the player and that the Reds would pay £11million plus add-ons for him. We advised you to ignore those claims via our members’ website and the Liverpool Rumours page here on KopTalk.com but to continue monitoring credible sources.
We understand that Liverpool have been working on trying to sign Pato since Klopp was appointed manager back in October. A month after the German’s arrival, Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade confirmed Liverpool’s interest in the player but added that “nothing concrete has arrived”.
Pato’s agent Gilmar Veloz has confirmed that we are still in the running for his client but let’s not forget that his words are a great negotiating tactic to use against Chelsea, who remain favourites to land him.
Asked yesterday about his client’s future, Veloz said: “Chelsea, Liverpool, Sporting and Benfica [have made offers]. All four have a chance.”
Chelsea and Liverpool investigated the option of loan deals but Corinthians want shot of him on a permanent.
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