Report: Alexandre Pato reaches agreement to join Chelsea
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Chelsea is on the verge of adding Alexandre Pato to its attacking core.
The Brazilian forward has reached a verbal agreement to join the struggling Premier League side from Corinthians, sources tell ESPN Brazil.
Chelsea has yet to confirm the transfer, but the club is believed to be in the advanced stages of finalising a contract that will pay the 26-year-old £1.77 million a year.
His projected annual salary pales in comparison to the £6.9-million offer that Chinese second-division side Tianjin Quanjian proposed earlier this month.
Pato has played in his native Brazil since 2013 after he was sold by AC Milan. He's spent the last two seasons on loan at Sao Paulo, where he scored 26 goals in 51 appearances in 2015.
Pato's arrival could also spell the end for Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao at Chelsea. Remy looks destined for a move away in search of an opportunity to play regular first-team football, while Falcao has been plagued by injuries and could still reportedly move back to his parent-club, AS Monaco, this month.