Radamel Falcao completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco several weeks ago, making him the first massive move of the summer. The Colombian striker was thought to be headed to either PSG or one of the Premier League's big spenders before making an incredible decision to pledge his future to the Ligue 1 new boys.
After spending more than $172 million dollars on the transfers for Radamel Falcao, Joao Moutinho, and James Rodriguez, the newly promoted Ligue 1 club is ready to spend some serious cash, offering Real Madrid nearly $133 million (€100m) for talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, according to a report in England.
When James Rodriguez from FC Porto, one of the most interesting players in the world right now, last week announced that he was changing to AS Monaco I thought: "What a waste of a good player! He could have gone to any top side in Europe!" But Monaco, with a billionaire Russian behind it, Dmitri Rybolovlev, has money, lots of money, for players who have no ambition.
Radamel Falcao has officially moved from Atletico Madrid to Monaco for a reported fee of €50 million that will make him the third best paid footballer in the world, earning €14 million a year for the next five years. The size of those numbers has led to the usual handwringing and complains about money ruining the game and players being soulless mercenaries who the destroy the fabric of modern society.
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao had his pick of Europe's top clubs this summer. The Colombia international has opted to move to Moneyco. The French side are not currently established among Europe's elite, but they do happen to have a lot of dosh. Cynics have been suggesting that could be the motivating factor in Falcao's [.
Just days after signing Porto duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho from Porto for €70 million, Ligue 1 club AS Monaco are set to splash more money this week with the signings of Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao and Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
Falcao is the big name. The Colombia striker scored 28 goals this season and helped Atletico win the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid earlier this month.
Not in their usual stripes as Atletico were in black
The whole thing is actually that simple when Atletico Madrid, upon wining the King's Cup days ago , decided to fly half the earth to tropical Singapore for one purpose - to help raise fund for the Singapore Olympic Foundation (SOF) on the invitation by businessman Mr Peter Lim.
21.05.2013 -Sunday People publicó al colombiano Radamel Falcao García (27) como el inminente y primer fichaje del nuevo Manchester City de Manuel Pellegrini (DT) a cambio de £ 54 millones (cláusula de rescisión impuesta por Atlético Madrid). Según el medio inglés, en competencia con el Chelsea de Roman Abramovich (futuro de Mourinho?
It's a Saturday night in the United States, which means we get to scour all of the British Sunday tabloids for Premier League news. And boy there are a lot of BS stories tonight!
First up isThe Sunday Peoplewho say that Manchester City have agreed a record £54 million transfer fee for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao.
Today's Copa Del Rey Final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid could have a lot of implications for the Premier League.
The match will be Jose Mourinho's final legacy at Real Madrid, where he has a chance to help the club win their 19th Copa Del Rey trophy. While Real Madrid have two league games remaining after this, the title has already been won by Barcelona, so he'll want to leave Real Madrid with another piece of silverware.
Barcelona were crowned Spanish champions for the fourth time in five years after Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 with Espanyol on Sunday. The Catalans celebrated their success with a 2-1 win at third placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Atletico threatened to spoil Barca's party at the Vicente Calderon when they fell behind to Radamel Falcao's 28th goal of the season early in the second half.
He is the most wanted striker in the world, but it looks likeAtletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has spurned the Premier League and will head to newly promoted Monaco.
Falcao was widely expected to join Chelsea this summer, but it looks like Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been outbid by another Russian billionaire, Dmitri Rybolovlev.
Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid (Wikipedia Commons)
A television station in Spain, La Sexta, has reported that Colombian superstar Falcao, the man widely considered as the world's best true striker, will move to French club AS Monaco for a staggering fee of €60 million. Falcao has been linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid for what seems like an eternity with Chelsea or Manchester City the seemingly probable destinations but if reports are true, the South American hitman has preferred a move to nouveau rich Monaco who are set to be promoted to Ligue 1.
Since receiving a ten-match ban, Luis Suarez has been the center of numerous transfer rumors.
The latest team considered to be in the running for the Uruguayan's services is Atletico Madrid, whose manager Diego Simeone said he believes that Suarez is an "extraordinary player.
Stories are circulating that Roman Abramovich will hand Jose Mourinho a £100m transfer kitty to rebuild Chelsea when he returns to Stamford Bridge this summer. if he makes the move back to the Blues this summer.
Atletico Madrid's £50 million striker Radamel Falcao is top of Chelsea's wish list but the Stamford Bridge deals will not stop there.
Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid should Radamel Falcao move to Chelsea in the summer. It is widely reported that Falcao will move to the Blues in the summer with Roman Abramovich ready to pay his £50m release clause. The Express reports that they will look to use Suarez victimization in England as way of persuading him to move to La Liga where he may feel more comfortable.
On paper, Atletico Madrid had their best chance to defeat rival Real for the first time in 14 years. Real manager Jose Mourinho started only three players from the first-choice side that lost 4-1 at Dortmund earlier in the week, and Real were probably looking ahead to Tuesday's return leg at the Bernabeu.
Barcelona will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on La Liga's title after a last-minute strike from Ander Herrera saw them held to a 2-2 draw by Athletic Bilbao.
The visitors were out of sorts for an hour at San Mames and deservedly trailed to Markel Susaeta's first-half goal, but the introduction of substitute Lionel Messi swung the match as he scored one and teed up another for Alexis Sanchez.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he is 'afraid' of Chelsea becoming stronger this summer. The Gunners boss indicated that he is already a big fan of the Blues' crop of young stars and revealed that he fears they will invest heavily in their squad once again this summer. He said: "I'm afraid of what [.
Chelsea's chase of Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has been one of the transfer rumours of the season so far. Chelsea had been linked with a move for him when AVB came into the club but that never materialised. Then again back in the summer but nothing happened and the rumour intensified as Falcao literally took Chelsea apart in the Super Cup in Monaco back at the start of the season.
Barcelona left their big stars on the sidelines but still managed a comfortable 3-0 victory at Real Zaragoza while Real Madrid won at Athletic Bilbao by the same score.
Barcelona maintained their 13-point lead at the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win at Real Zaragoza. With Lionel Messi among several stars rested by coach Tito Vilanova, the new wave of Barca talent took their opportunity to shine.
Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid (Wikipedia Commons)
Manchester United are set to enter into the bidding war for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao this summer. With Chelsea and Manchester City already strongly linked to the Colombian, Manchester United are prepared to take on their rivals to sign one of the most sought after players in the world.
Ginge is back to talk a little about the rumored transfer of Radamel Falcao to Monaco. More importantly though, there's news about the future of Radio Cuju and it's potential revival and time to introduce a potential sidekick for this show and a new co-host for Cuju.
Ginge is back to talk a little about the rumored transfer of Radamel Falcao to Monaco. More importantly though, there's news about the future of Radio Cuju and it's potential revival and time to introduce a potential sidekick for this show and a new co-host for Cuju.
Manchester United's striker shortlist to replace wantaway Wayne Rooney - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is reportedly eager to leave the newly crowned Premier League champions this summer, with the striker claimed to want a fresh start. Although the Red Devils are thought to want to keep the England international, a move abroad may well be on the cards.
Manchester United were recently crowned as the Champions of England for the record 20th time in the history of English football. It may be an excuse for Sir Alex Ferguson to sit back and enjoy the success. The Scot, though, has proved over the years that it is not the way he operates. According to the Mirror, Ferguson is already looking at several signings to bring in over the summer, as he aims for the 21st league title.
As the speculation over the future of striker Wayne Rooney grows, Manchester United have been linked with several strikers across Europe. They were thought to be actively pursuing Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, but they face a losing battle against Bayern Munich in the race for the Polish international.
With reports flooding in that Jose Mourinho will make his return to English football and to Chelsea this summer, many are speculating big changes to the squad. With reports from the Evening Standard that Mourinho will have a big budget for the transfer window, it's almost certain we will see big names coming to the club.
Mr Wenger made a comment this week that quite a few newspapers have picked up on. In essence the comment is that once Chelsea have their new manager in place they will start spending big time.
Fernando Torres said on Wednesday that he thought Chelsea would sign Atlético Madrid's Radamel Falcao, especially [.
As you would have already seen in the media and posted earlier today on this blog here, it's be reported that Roman Abramovich has sanctioned a mega deal for Radamel Falcao to bring him to Stamford Bridge this summer alongside Jose Mourinho. In light of the speculation, Fernando Torres is also featured in the media as he was questioned about the signing of Falcao, his own form and his Chelsea future and he responded by saying:
"When you play for Chelsea you're always hoping big names come, and the big names are always related with Chelsea.
On Wednesday, during Borussia Dortmund's clinic versus a bewildered Real Madrid side, news broke from Germany that Jose Mourinho has taken a step closer to the exit door, this time with a destination in mind: Chelsea.
German newspaper Bild, the same newspaper that broke the news of Mario Goetze's move to Bayern Munich on Monday, reported that the Special One would be taking the reins of Chelsea in London at season's end.
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has been one of the most wanted strikers in European football with several clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United showing their interest. In recent weeks, it had been rumoured that Manchester United were extremely close to signing Falcao due to their good relationships – built during the transfer of David de Gea – with Atletico Madrid.
The new PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 CAMO will hit pitches this weekend with Sergio Agüero and Radamel Falcao both wearing these eye catching boots. They're designed for players whose game is based around speed – blink and they'll be gone! The CAMO version will be on sale from May 6, before the new evoSPEED 1.
01.05.2013 - Radamel Falcao estrenará este sábado (04.05.2013) sus nuevos botines en el partido en que su Atlético Madrid visita a Deportivo La Coruña por la 34º fecha de la Liga española. A lunares rosas y lilas el modelo de la Puma evoSpeed denominado 1,2 Como (antesala de los evoSpeed 1,2) es el enésimo intento de hacer el fútbol fashion.
OPEN THREAD: Who are the Top 10 Best Strikers in the World? is a post from: Just Football
With the football season over and only internationals and half-hearted transfer rumours to keep us occupied, it's time for us to take an overview of the season on Just Football.
World Cup qualifiers run the gamut on Friday with no less than 25 matches taking place around the globe. The outcomes of these matches could have far reaching effects on the rest of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
On the European continent, Portugal hosts Russia looking for revenge after falling, 1-0, last October in Moscow, while Belgium hosts Serbia in a game that could determine the qualifying group winner in.
Lionel Messi came off the bench to transform a sluggish Barcelona, but could only draw with Athletic Bilbao, whileReal Madrid came from behind to win the derby against Atletico.
Behind at half-time to Markel Susaeta's 20th-minute opener at San Mames, Barca introduced Messi just before the hour and the substitute equalised with fine solo effort, jinking past three Athletic players before stroking the ball into the bottom-left corner.
