Chelsea push on in £45m Pato pursuit despite his commitment to AC Milan

03 June 2009 16:08
Brazil wonderkid Alexandre Pato has dismissed Chelsea's interest and insists he has no intention of quitting AC Milan.[LNB]New Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti, who signed Pato for the Italian giants back in 2007, is keen to bring the Brazil international with him to Stamford Bridge.[LNB]And Sportsmail understands the Barclays Premier League club will push on with a £45million bid for the 19-year-old, who is tipped to follow compatriot Kaka out of the San Siro after Milan admitted approaches for both.[LNB] Samba star: Alexandre Pato (left) isone of the hottest properties in world football[LNB]'I have read the reports linking me with Chelsea,' he said, 'but my agent and the club deal with this type of thing. I want to win everything with Milan.[LNB]'I just hope that everybody will be happy in the end: Kaka, Milan and Real. Or, perhaps, even Chelsea, who are also interested in Ricky (Kaka). I'm sure that Kaka will make the right choice for him and for Milan.'[LNB] Chelsea kick-off Ancelotti's reign by signing Man City striker SturridgeChelsea hand Malouda new deal as Zhirkov warns: I won't come to be subChelsea snubbed: £60m Kaka set for Real Madrid despite Ancelotti's interventionTHE INSIDER: Liverpool look to snare Silva, Bolton target Tottenham's Tom and Black Cats pounce for Bent, plus the rest of today's gossipCHELSEA FC

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