Last summer AS Monaco splashed the cash to get Radamel Falcao on
board, but everyone always thought the Colombian striker might not stay
in the principality for too long.
Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and plenty of other super wealthy clubs
have been lining up bids for Falcao this season, now Manchester City
want in.
According to a report from the Manchester Evening News,
City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain met with Falcao’s
representatives in Madrid earlier this week with a view to signing the
28-year-old.
Monaco signed Falcao for $75 million from Atletico Madrid at the
start of this season, and the lethal striker is currently recovering
from an ACL injury which has put his appearance at this summer’s World
Cup in jeopardy.
Ask yourself this question: do Man City really need another world
class striker? Their answer, probably, ‘you can never have enough.’
With Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko, Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro
Negredo on board, it is hard to see where Falcao will fit in. However
Manuel Pellegrini has had to play many games without first-choice
striker Aguero this campaign, as the Argentine has played in 28 games
and has scored 26 times. Dzeko and Negredo have both been able back ups,
with the former netting 20 times for the Citizens and the latter
scoring 26 times. However both have gone though lean spells — Negredo
has currently gone 11 games without a goal — and the injury-hit start to
Jovetic’s career has seen the Citizens looking a little thin up top.
If Falcao decides to switch Ligue 1 contenders Monaco for the Premier
League, many thought Chelsea were his favored team. But if City come
calling with astronomical wages and match Monaco’s asking price, it will
be hard for the Colombian hot-shot to turn down a move to the Etihad.
If that does happen, Falcao and Aguero would be one of the deadliest
partnerships in world soccer.
Imagine that.
