Pato officially a free agent

Alexandre Pato has officially terminated his contract with Tianjin Quanjian and is now a free agent possibly heading for Italy.

The 29-year-old Brazilian had been in China since January 2017 and scored 36 goals in 60 competitive games for the club.

He had hinted at an exit with a social media post on Weibo: ‘I’m not happy.’

Now the decision has been formalised and the ex-Milan striker is free for a return to Serie A.

Pato scored 63 goals in 150 competitive games for the Rossoneri from the summer of 2007 to January 2013.

Alexandre Pato has officially terminated his contract with Tianjin Quanjian and is now a free agent possibly heading for Italy.

The 29-year-old Brazilian had been in China since January 2017 and scored 36 goals in 60 competitive games for the club.

He had hinted at an exit with a social media post on Weibo: ‘I’m not happy.’

Now the decision has been formalised and the ex-Milan striker is free for a return to Serie A.

Pato scored 63 goals in 150 competitive games for the Rossoneri from the summer of 2007 to January 2013.

His other clubs were Internacional, Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Chelsea and Villarreal.