Corinthians forward Alexandre Pato has dropped a big hint that he plans to return to Italian Serie A in the near future.
The highly rated footballer returned to Brazil in January 2013 following an injury-plagued spell with AC Milan, but he returned to full fitness surprisingly quickly .
The 25-year-old has impressed while on loan at Sao Paulo and with his loan spell set to end at the start of the New Year, the former Brazil international could be on the move in the winter transfer window.
Pato has now suggested that he misses Italy and hinted that he would seriously consider any proposal from Serie A.
“I am on loan at Sao Paulo until 2015, but I miss Italy and friends that I left,” Pato told Il Corriere della Sera.
“At the moment, there a…
Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has spoken of his pride at securing the transfer of Giuseppe Rossi from Villarreal.
Fiorentina currently sit third in Serie A, nine points behind leaders Juventus, and their coach believes that their latest signing is a coup that shows the club is heading in the right direction.
Montella s side will look to open 2013 with a win at home to Pescara on Sunday.
Giuseppe Rossi is a great signing. He s a fantastic talent and hopefully we ll have him fit again before the season is out, the 38-year-old Italian told Viola Channel.
It shows that the club is working well on the transfer market and can convince the right sort of player to join us by offering them the right motivation and incentive.
Rossi could have chos…