Galliani On Pato: I Am Told He Is Extraordinary

Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani is excited over the prospect of Brazilian wonderkid Alexandre Pato and says that star-striker Ronaldo is recovering well from injury.

The 18-year-old Pato signed for Milan from Internacional in the summer. However due to Italian football regulations regarding non-EU minors, he is ineligible to play competitively for the European Champions until January.

Nicknamed ‘The Duck’, the translation of his surname and place of birth, Pato is regarded as one of the most exciting young prospects in world football in recent years.

"They tell me extraordinary things about him, the players as well as the coach and I read the same things on the newspapers,” said Galliani.

“However he is only 18, let's not put too much pressure on him and give him too much responsibility.

“His purchase was a very precise political decision on our part, we always believed in this player and we knew we had to wait four months for him when he was bought. In January we will see whether we made the right choice.”

Galliani also offered another update on Ronaldo’s injury situation. The ex-Real Madrid star has yet to play for the Rossoneri this season.

"The doctors tell me Ronaldo is doing well, as do Maldini, Serginho, Kaladze, and Digao. Unfortunately we have five players out at the moment, but they are all recovering," Galliani concluded.