03-23-2012, 06:38 PM
I think you have a point there, Zeekay. It's hard to believe he'd leave while he is still together with Barbara.
As for Pato being a big investment, there is no doubt. We bought him for something like € 22M. That is in the same range as Ibra and Robinho. (In that approximate time frame we did also spend comparable prices on the likes of Ricardo Oliveira, Ronaldinho and KJ Huntelaar) Add to that his wages which aren't low and you see that for a player who has been injured as much as Pato and played at intermittent levels we have paid too much. It is obvious Silvo and Fester want to secure the investment and get him back on his feet again. Should this fail though, they will likely resort to selling him. The problem is, with Pato constantly being injured, that his market price will continue to drop making it more and more tempting to sell him early on.
For the record the doctor is Frederick Carrick, a chiropractor and professor in neurology. Hopefully he will get the Duck back in action.
As for Pato being a big investment, there is no doubt. We bought him for something like € 22M. That is in the same range as Ibra and Robinho. (In that approximate time frame we did also spend comparable prices on the likes of Ricardo Oliveira, Ronaldinho and KJ Huntelaar) Add to that his wages which aren't low and you see that for a player who has been injured as much as Pato and played at intermittent levels we have paid too much. It is obvious Silvo and Fester want to secure the investment and get him back on his feet again. Should this fail though, they will likely resort to selling him. The problem is, with Pato constantly being injured, that his market price will continue to drop making it more and more tempting to sell him early on.
For the record the doctor is Frederick Carrick, a chiropractor and professor in neurology. Hopefully he will get the Duck back in action.
