The Colombian Radamel Falcao has chosen to join AS Monaco this summer. The transfer is estimated to be between 45 and 60 million euros. The striker of Atletico Madrid is the third rookie choice champion France Ligue 2.AS Monaco continues to collect stars. After enlisting the two Porto players, the Colombian James Rodriguez and Portugal's Joao Moutinho, the champion of France Ligue 2 announced Friday the transfer of Radamel Falcao. ASM confirms his great ambitions and future status of the French elite ogre with the arrival of one of the best strikers in the world.The Atletico Madrid striker has signed for five seasons. "We are very pleased that Radamel Falcao has chosen the challenge of AS Monaco for the future. It is an honor for us to have one of the best players in the world," said the Russian club owner Dmitry Rybolovlev on the club website.
Already more than 100 million transferWith Falcao, whose transfer is estimated between 45 and 60 million euros by the French and Spanish media, Monaco provides a prestigious face his desire to compete in the short term Paris Saint-Germain. The future promoted L1 had already spent 70 million euros last week to bring forward Rodriguez and midfielder Moutinho.Within a week, Rybolovlev, 119th World fortune according to the latest ranking of Forbes magazine, will spend at least the equivalent of the budget for this season Olympique de Marseille, the second leader but far from Paris.
Falcao, goals galoreThe arrival of Falcao promises a magnificent duel with the Parisian Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was all alone this season scoring 30 achievements, 11 more than the runner up in the scoring charts. The Colombian prolific scorer, has won twice in a row the Europa League with Porto in 2011 and 2012 with Atletico. The first year he broke the record for goals in a season, with 17, including a decisive finish. The following year, he was among others made a brace in the final.Very skilful striker, good head and opportunistic in the area, Falcao has played a major role in the qualification of Atlético Madrid for the next Champions League with 28 goals in La Liga this season. In Monaco, he will not go quite uncharted territory: last summer, he scored a hat-trick in the final of the European Super Cup, played at the Stade Louis II and won 4-1 by Atletico against Chelsea.
