Milan mengontrak dia dengan bayaran 20 juta dolar pada 2007 saat bursa transfer Italia dibuka kembali, Namun Pato baru genap berusia 18 tahun pada September saat pendaftaran pemain telah ditutup
Milan signed him for 20 million dollars in 2007 when the Italian transfer window re-opened after Pato turned 18 in September, but he has only just been allowed to make his official debut.