Former Chelsea and Inter Milan striker Alexandre Pato is set to join American club Orlando City as a free agent.
Orlando posted a teaser on their official Twitter account, sharing a pair of Tweets containing a picture of a duck. Pato means 'duck' in Portuguese and now it is believed the announcement could be made this weekend with the forward set to sign a one-year contract.
Spotted in Orlando today 🦆 pic.twitter.com/QvonuR60ic
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) February 12, 2021
The 31-year-old's lengthy club career includes stints at AC Milan, Chelsea, and Villarreal, as well several Brazilian teams and Chinese club Tianjin Tianhai.
Alexandre Pato will join Orlando City as a free agent, confirmed. He’s signing a one-year contract, last details to be sorted soon as per @TheManeLand. 🔴🇧🇷 #MLS @UCLonCBSSports
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 13, 2021
He will become the latest Brazilian to sign for Orlando, a club where Kaka played from 2014 to 2017. There are currently four other Brazilians currently on the team's roster in Junior Urso, Ruan, Antonio Carlos, and Matteus Aias.