The agent of Alexandre Pato says “there’s no issue” by the player’s lack of first-team action at Chelsea.
Pato, 26, joined on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Corinthians in January, but has yet to play a single minute for the club with Guus Hiddink revealing youngster Bertrand Traore was ahead of him in the pecking order.
However, Pato’s agent Gilmar Veloz told Radio Bandeirantes in Brazil that he and the player were relaxed about Pato’s lack of action at Stamford Bridge.
“England is not like Brazil, where you sign someone and immediately have to play them,” Veloz said.
“The manager was clear and said two or three times that Pato has to wait until he’s reached the [fitness] level of the other players.
“He had four weeks of special training. After the third, he was already starting to get up to speed and waiting for his moment to be in the squad. But since he arrived the team has been winning, with the attackers scoring goals.
“There’s no issue, it’s a normal situation. We have to wait.”
Chelsea target Antonio Conte will face criminal trial next month over his alleged failure to report match fixing when he was Siena coach.
The Italy coach, who denies the charge, wanted the trial date brought forward so proceedings will be finished before the start of Euro 2016.
The trial will start on April 4 and should be completed by May.
Conte is charged with sporting fraud for not reporting the fixing of the match between his Siena side and Albinoleffe in Serie B in 2011. Another accusation regarding a match against Novara was dropped.
Conte went on to lead Juventus to three Serie A titles before taking the Italy job in 2014.
The Italian FA banned Conte for 10 months in 2012, later reduced to four months on appeal, after conducting its own investigation. The sanction did not prevent Conte taking the national job.
More than 50 players were banned for up to five years and a number of clubs, including Atalanta and Siena, had points deducted over the case.
The huge investigation into the betting scandal by Cremona magistrates involved mass phone tapping which unearthed allegations that world tennis No 1 Novak Djokovic deliberately lost a match at the 2007 Paris Masters.
Source: mirror.co.uk
Agent reveals thoughts on Pato’s Chelsea inactivity
PatoThe agent of Alexandre Pato says “there’s no issue” by the player’s lack of first-team action at Chelsea.
Pato, 26, joined on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Corinthians in January, but has yet to play a single minute for the club with Guus Hiddink revealing youngster Bertrand Traore was ahead of him in the pecking order.
However, Pato’s agent Gilmar Veloz told Radio Bandeirantes in Brazil that he and the player were relaxed about Pato’s lack of action at Stamford Bridge.
“England is not like Brazil, where you sign someone and immediately have to play them,” Veloz said.
“The manager was clear and said two or three times that Pato has to wait until he’s reached the [fitness] level of the other players.
“He had four weeks of special training. After the third, he was already starting to get up to speed and waiting for his moment to be in the squad. But since he arrived the team has been winning, with the attackers scoring goals.
“There’s no issue, it’s a normal situation. We have to wait.”
Pato, 26, joined on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Corinthians in January, but has yet to play a single minute for the club with Guus Hiddink revealing youngster Bertrand Traore was ahead of him in the pecking order.
However, Pato’s agent Gilmar Veloz told Radio Bandeirantes in Brazil that he and the player were relaxed about Pato’s lack of action at Stamford Bridge.
“England is not like Brazil, where you sign someone and immediately have to play them,” Veloz said.
“The manager was clear and said two or three times that Pato has to wait until he’s reached the [fitness] level of the other players.
“He had four weeks of special training. After the third, he was already starting to get up to speed and waiting for his moment to be in the squad. But since he arrived the team has been winning, with the attackers scoring goals.
“There’s no issue, it’s a normal situation. We have to wait.”
Chelsea target Antonio Conte will face criminal trial next month over his alleged failure to report match fixing when he was Siena coach.
The Italy coach, who denies the charge, wanted the trial date brought forward so proceedings will be finished before the start of Euro 2016.
The trial will start on April 4 and should be completed by May.
Conte is charged with sporting fraud for not reporting the fixing of the match between his Siena side and Albinoleffe in Serie B in 2011. Another accusation regarding a match against Novara was dropped.
Conte went on to lead Juventus to three Serie A titles before taking the Italy job in 2014.
The Italian FA banned Conte for 10 months in 2012, later reduced to four months on appeal, after conducting its own investigation. The sanction did not prevent Conte taking the national job.
More than 50 players were banned for up to five years and a number of clubs, including Atalanta and Siena, had points deducted over the case.
The huge investigation into the betting scandal by Cremona magistrates involved mass phone tapping which unearthed allegations that world tennis No 1 Novak Djokovic deliberately lost a match at the 2007 Paris Masters.
Source: mirror.co.uk
Agent reveals thoughts on Pato’s Chelsea inactivity
PatoThe agent of Alexandre Pato says “there’s no issue” by the player’s lack of first-team action at Chelsea.
Pato, 26, joined on a season-long loan from Brazilian side Corinthians in January, but has yet to play a single minute for the club with Guus Hiddink revealing youngster Bertrand Traore was ahead of him in the pecking order.
However, Pato’s agent Gilmar Veloz told Radio Bandeirantes in Brazil that he and the player were relaxed about Pato’s lack of action at Stamford Bridge.
“England is not like Brazil, where you sign someone and immediately have to play them,” Veloz said.
“The manager was clear and said two or three times that Pato has to wait until he’s reached the [fitness] level of the other players.
“He had four weeks of special training. After the third, he was already starting to get up to speed and waiting for his moment to be in the squad. But since he arrived the team has been winning, with the attackers scoring goals.
“There’s no issue, it’s a normal situation. We have to wait.”
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