Real Madrid, Chelsea go head-to-head for AC Milan striker Pato

Real Madrid and Chelsea are going head-to-head for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.

Tuttosport says encouraged by Milan intermediaries, Real and Chelsea are laying the groundwork to land the Brazil international this summer.

Pato could obtain a European passport through Italian ancestors from Panama, so making his sale smoother for Milan.

Rossoneri patron Silvio Berlusconi, meanwhile, declared publicly yesterday that Pato would not be sold.