Agent provides Pato fitness update and denies Guus Hiddink rumours

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According to London 24 news, Pato’s agent says the player’s wait for a Chelsea debut is ‘normal’ and has defended claims Guus Hiddink was against the Brazilian’s arrival.

The former AC Milan forward arrived on loan from Corinthians just three days before the January window shut but over five weeks later is still waiting for his Chelsea bow.

But he is expected to be in the matchday squad to face Paris Saint-Germain tomorrow night and was an unused substitute against Stoke on the weekend having hit the required level of fitness.

Gilmar Veloz has told Rádio Bandeirantes was quoted saying:

“It’s not up to Pato,” he explained. “His team has players who were already there, he needs to get a sequence, not to come and play. It’s the manager who decides. It’s a normal situation, where you get to a club which, since we arrived, only wins.

“Since he arrived, he trains with all the group, but only physically. After the third week, he started to get to the level of the others. It’s the second game he travels to. It’s normal, the team is scoring goals.”

Veloz also denied speculation that Guus Hiddink was not keen on Pato’s arrival and that is why the Brazil international is yet to be involved. There was nothing about it, actually it’s the opposite,” he added.

“He (Hiddink) received Pato very well, gave an interview talking about the signing. It’s not like here in Brazil, where they arrive and they are picked to play.

He was clear: he has to be in the same level as all the others are, to know how the system is, to know how they play.”