The Blues have signed an interim striker to go with their interim manager, with the signing giving no clues as to what the long-term future holds for the player or the club
There was a time when Alexandre Pato would have been a genuinely exciting signing for Chelsea. That time, arguably, was 2008-09, when he scored 18 goals for AC Milan. He seemed the second Kaka, another Brazilian prodigy lured to the San Siro. He was still a teenager. The safe assumption seemed to be that, in seven years’ time and at his supposed peak, he would rank among the world’s best players.