Date: 11th October 2012 at 5:00pm
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Spanish club Atletico Madrid have admitted that selling Colombian forward Radamel Falcao could solve their financial difficulties but believe he will still be at the Vicente Calderón at the end of the season.

Falcao has been in sensational this season after scoring 11 goals in seven appearances but was already attracting interest from Europe’s biggest clubs after his heroics with former club Porto and his 36 goals in his debut season for Atletico last year.

The 26-year-old has some big name admirers in the Premier League including Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal (like they’ll pay up) could either the Blues or the Citizens meet his €60m (approx £48m) buyout clause in the January transfer window?

Atletico general manager says that the sale could solve their money worries:

“€60m (£48m) for Falcao would solve all the economic problems at Atletico.

“I can say for sure, though, that he will stay with us until the end of the season.

“Not only will he stay, but so will all the players that the coach wants to stay.

“We will fight to perform a miracle which is what we are doing with what we have available.

“In Europe there are 50 clubs with more income than we have. If we were to sell Falcao for €60m, then that would cover our debts.”

(Daily Mail)

I don’t think anyone will be waiting until the end of the season if they’re interested because Paris Saint-Germain are willing to meet Falcao’s release clause during the winter transfer window, according to Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balague.

I’m not entirely sure why City would want him when they already have the likes of Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero within their ranks. Whereas we’re in need of another forward as we’ve only Fernando Torres and Daniel Sturridge to call upon and although Torres has been finding the net more than he has previously, he still hasn’t looked convincing.

At the moment Falcao is the best striker in the world, in my opinion, and he’d be an incredible signing for Chelsea. Do you think we should invest the £48 it will take to sign him, stick with what we have or seek a cheaper alternative?

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38 responses to “£48m for Falcao – Yes or no?”

  1. Daradexnoni says:

    Shurrul,neymer beter option dan aged falcao

  2. Zack says:

    Chelsea av 2 buy falcao by all means bcos torres maks chelsea feal lik dy dnt av a striker,….plz sombdy shuld tel chelsea caoch 2 try his posible best 2 buy d best striker in d world FALCAO

  3. Monday odebo says:

    Pls. Mr Abramovic get us neymer or falcao and hortlaalar . Up chelsea

  4. el nino says:

    Football is business!!! Ppl say we don’t need falcao? Wait a minute till man-city n psg buys him and the start fucking us again!!!! To create a club as strong as barcelona needs the creator to spend whatever the cost to attain such status!!! Look at arsenal they spoilt their team becus they sold the invincible’s now we don’t rate them as a team who can win champ league!!

  5. Ahmed says:

    In need of falcao. I thing Chelsea need him more than other club. Because the blues only has two striker. So with Chelsea is going to play a lout of game there.

  6. Makelo says:

    Am genuinely opposing any insinuation,comment,idea,or notiön that dosnt support the bringn of falcao to chelsea…U talk of young nd talentd as if falcao is old nd untalentd…Ur ideas might be good 4rm some perspectives,bt 4 the general chelsea football club intrest it wuld certainly pay off nd culd prove a risk worth takin considerin hw prolific falcao is..He has an average of 4 years of useful footbal play,at least if he culd help us in retaining our champions league that wuld worth evry penny spent on him…I jst dnt knw why i dnt lyk neymar,.Bt that notwithstanding,falcao ,i believe will put a big smile on our faces nd wil obviously make u proud being a chelsea fan unlike those arse_anal,nd manure unitd shits. Up blues.Up Roman empire.

  7. David says:

    Falcao is a good player but we don’t need him in chelsea,because of is age.please chelsea get me a batter young player

  8. Adekoya A says:

    As for me i tink chel shuld go for one of either one of huntelar,cardozo or higuian and leave falcao