Career
After a contract settlement that boosted the player's salary from R$3.000 to R$25.000 and extended his stay on the team until 2009 with a contract fee of 18 million euros in case a foreign club wants to sign him, Alexandre was finally considered ready to start a game in the Brazilian soccer league.
On his team debut, at the age of 17, Alexandre helped Internacional play an excellent game, a 4-1 win over Palmeiras on November 26, 2006. Alexandre had 3 assists and scored a goal. His appearance put all the spotlights on the young player and created expectations and comparisons with another southern Brazillian superstar, Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
The fans of Internacional now count on the young player to help the team win the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. Pato scored Internacional's first goal of the competition on 13th December in the semi-final game against Al-Ahly Cairo, helping the team win 2-1 and a spot in the final. The player was taken off the field during the second half because of a cramp on his right leg and his substitute scored the second, and winning goal, of the game.
Before his team's match against Barcelona in the final of the competition, Barça's Brazilian star Ronaldinho identified Pato as a player to watch in Brazilian football.
Unfortunately, in the final against Barcelona, Pato failed to impress. During the finals, he turned Puyol, one of Europe's finest defenders, before being dispossessed illegally from behind by Van Bronckhost.
Pato is currently being linked with a January transfer to Italian and English giants AC Milan and Chelsea FC respectively.
Source: wikipedia
So, it's 18 million euros to buy him now. In 4 years time, he coud be worth more than that. I say we get him before chelsea or arsenal beat us to it. Buy him and loan him to a seria a side for 2 years, and get him back when he's 19/20.