Chelsea are weighing up a bid for AC Milan's Alexandre Pato as they seek to revamp their squad for the new season.
The Blues are currently in the Far East competing in the Barclays Asia Trophy where they beat Hong Kong champions Kitchee 4-0. While Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge, impressed during the rout, doubts remain in manager Andre Villas-Boas' mind about the futures of Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou and they could be moved on despite their desire to stay.
Pato has been on the Londoner's radar for the last two seasons and while owner Roman Abramovich's last vanity purchase - £50m Spain international Fernando Torres - is yet to make his mark in a blue shirt, Villas-Boas could be ready to give the green light to the pursuit of the Brazil striker especially after seeing another . The 21-year-old would cost a minimum of £30m but after seeing long-term target Sergio Aguero head to Manchester City, a bid is looking likelier by the minute.
And Pato would certainly be worth the money. An excellent finisher with both feet and potent in the air despite not being the tallest striker around, he found the back of the net 14 times in just 25 games last season after suffering a spate of niggling injuries. AC Milan will not want to lose their star striker but might find a huge offer too good to turn down especially with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho also on their books and attempts being made to lure Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger to the San Siro.
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