Alexandre Pato to Chelsea: Transfer news live, plus Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United latest rumours

CHELSEA  are believed to be the new favourites to sign Brazil striker Alexandre Pato after holding talks with his current club Corinthians over a January transfer, with manager Guus Hiddink determined to boost his attacking options beyond over-relying on Diego Costa.
The Blues not so much stumbled out of the blocks this season as they did collapse, with a dismal run of form resulting in Jose Mourinho being sacked. But with Costa struggling for goals and other key players such as Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas suffering a large dip in form, there was little that Mourinho could do given that Radamel Falcao suffered a string of niggling injuries as well as Loic Remy’s failure to fire on all cylinders.
Mourinho was adamant that he would not ask the board to make transfers when the January window opener, although Hiddink looks set to do so in a bid to keep any hopes of a top four finish alive this season.
 One of those options looks to be the former AC Milan striker Pato, and after Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp categorically denied making a bid for the 26-year-old, Chelsea have emerged as the new favourites to land Pato with the Telegraph reporting that talks are already underway.