Alexandre Pato completes medical but Chelsea move hits late snag over loan fee - Thursday's top transfer stories

James Benge29 January 2016

The final days of the January transfer window are upon us but there’s still plenty of time left for the Premier League to flash the cash.

The never-ending tale of Alexandre Pato’s move to Chelsea looks like it might just last a little longer with no immediate end in sight for January’s biggest saga.

It has been over 24 hours since Pato himself announced that Stamford Bridge was to be his “new home”, yet he still remains a Corinthians player.

Reports are now claiming that complications over the loan fee are holding up an agreement between Chelsea and Pato’s parent club.

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Though the deal is still likely to be completed before the transfer window slame shut on Monday the chances of the Brazilian forward making his debut in the FA Cup on Sunday seem increasingly slim.

For more on this story, and the best gossip from the January transfer window, scroll down to Standard Sport’s transfer hub…

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