AC Milan's transfer capture Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato told reporters on Tuesday that playing for the Champion Cup winners was "a dream come true".
Speaking shortly after undergoing routine medical tests at the team's Milanello headquarters, the Brazilian added:"I really don't think of myself as a major market coup"
Milanello was off limits to the press but club sources said the 17-year-old had a chance to meet his new teammates, including Brazilians Kaka and Ronaldo, one of his idols.
Milan's Italy striker Alberto Gilardino hailed the teenager's arrival, saying he was a "great player who will become even better in this team."
"Let's not put him under any pressure," said Gilardino
Pato, whose real name is Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, who turns 18 in September, had also been in the sights of such soccer powerhouses as AC Milan's crosstown rival Inter, Chelsea and Real Madrid.
AC Milan beat out the competition by offering his club, Porto Alegre, 22 million euros and the talented teenager a five-year contract and two million euros a year.
The striker will only be able to train and play exhibition matches with Milan from the 3rd of September. He will be able to start playing official matches from January 3, when he becomes a full-fledged member of the team.
Pato is Brazilian for duck. He was given the nickname because he hails from Pato Branco, white duck in Portuguese.
The forward was signed by Internacional Porto Alegre at the age of 13 but did not make his debut in Brazil's first division until last year.
He was instrumental in his team winning the FIFA Club World Cup last December in Japan, where he became the youngest player to play in a FIFA event.
The previous record had been held by Brazlian soccer legend Pele'.
