No mate I don't.
I was a big fan of Pato at Milan but haven't followed his career since he went back to Brazil.
My opinion is based off multiple articles I read after we were first linked with him a few months back. His form picked up a lot last season he may not have been prolific but his all round game improved a lot on the previous two seasons based on the match reports and season review I read. His conversion rate and chances created was much improved. He also stayed injury free for most of the season aside from one minor injury.
If we are ever to sign him now is the time to do it. It's a gamble of course but if he's fit and hungry I think it's one worth taking as the guy has massive talent.
For the past three years now, he has played in the Brazilian league and failed to score more than 10 goals.
He scored exactly 10 in the last 2 years (both with São Paulo) and 9 for Corinthians the year before.
The top scorers of each year?
2015 - Ricardo Oliveira, a 35 year old who had been playing in the Middle East for the last few years, got back to Brazil in 2015 and was straight away heads and shoulders above other strikers in the league, which speaks volumes about its quality. He scored for Santos double the goals Pato did in the Brazilian league (and also scored more than Pato in the São Paulo State championship)
2014 - Fred. Remember him from the World Cup? Probably Brazil's worst number 9 in a World Cup of all time.
2013 - Ederson. Who? Exactly. He's now playing in the mighty Japanese league.
So while 2015 was indeed an improvement for Pato (10 goals and 5 assists is better than his return in the previous couple of years), it is nothing extraordinary, and still behind fairly mediocre players such as Andre (13 goals and 6 assists) who played for a much worse side Sport.
The worst of all, in my eyes, is Pato's attitude. He still thinks he is the golden boy from Milan. He spent the last few months of the year talking about his desire of going back to Europe in a desperate attempt to attract some attention. Look elsewhere. £11m isn't cheap for him.
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