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Pato agent reveals £10M Chelsea bid

"Real Madrid, Inter, Milan and Chelsea have already made official offers for Pato," his agent Gilmar Veloz confirmed. "We are analysing the deals and will sit down with Internacional. Then at the end of the year his future will be defined."

Chelsea are understood to have made the best offer, with a bid in the region of £10 million).

Indeed some sources are suggesting that Veloz is, or soon will be, travelling to England with the player's father to finalise a deal with Chelsea.

Veloz hinted that Chelsea are leading the chase, by admitting Pato may find it difficult to land a work-permit in England.

"With Anderson, he obtained his permit to Manchester United with the condition that he was a talent of outstanding quality - and I don't know if Pato would be treated like this.

"Although, we have not decided whether he would go to Chelsea, Milan, Inter or Real Madrid."

No matter which club sign Pato, he will not be moving until the end of the year as he does not turn 18 until later this year.

"Pato is not yet 18-years-old. To move, he needs to be of legal age, and he is not until September," explained Internacional president Vitorio Piffero

"There is no reason for him to go now. What would he do in Europe until September? As he could not play."

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