5 worst loan signings in the Premier League

Higuain has joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus
Higuain has joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus

#4 Alexandre Pato (Corinthians-Chelsea, 2016)


Pato struggled to make an impact at Chelsea
Pato struggled to make an impact at Chelsea

Pato arrived at Chelsea on loan from Corinthians in the 2016 January transfer window with Diego Costa, Loic Remy, and Radamel Falcao all struggling with injuries. The Brazilian struggled with fitness issues and made only two first-team appearances under interim manager Guus Hiddink. In his time at Chelsea, Pato managed to score just one goal. The Brazilian won the Golden Boy award in the year 2009 and was considered one of the biggest talents in Brazil. Pato failed to have any sort of impact in his time at Chelsea and was sent back to his parent club at the end of the 2016 season.

After leaving Chelsea, Pato signed permanently for Villarreal, playing 24 games and scoring six goals before leaving the club midway through the 2016/17 season to join Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian for whom he still plays.

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Edited by Ananthu Anil
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