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Alexandre Pato remains "in love with Italy" and has suggested he would be open to moving back to Serie A, with the Brazilian even happy to sign for Inter, rivals of his former club AC Milan.

Pato only signed for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjiang in January and the 27-year-old has settled in quickly, scoring seven goals in 14 league games for his new side.

But the nomadic forward, who has played for Corinthians and Sao Paolo in his homeland as well as Chelsea and Villarreal in Europe since leaving Milan in 2012, is seemingly already planning his next move.

Inter have appointed Luciano Spalletti as the club's new coach and Pato says he would join Milan's rivals if given the opportunity to return to the city.

"I'm in love with Italy," Pato told Gazzetta dello Sport. "I'm fine in China at the moment and I'm happy to contribute to this project for football development, but in the future who knows.

"Would I say 'yes' to Inter? Why not? I'm a professional."