Europe Mercato : Welcome to falcao in Monaco!

“We are proud to have secured one of the best players in the world and confident he will help Monaco regain its rightful status,” said Rybolovlev. We are absolutely delighted that Radamel Falcao has accepted the challenge of coming to play for AS Monaco.”

 

Falcao’s arrival at Monaco follows closely on the heels of fellow new recruits James Rodriguez, who is also Colombian, and Portuguese pair Joao Moutinho and Ricardo Carvalho.

Monaco have embarked on an ambitious spending spree after winning the French second division under former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri.

Falcao arrived in the principality on Monday evening and spent Tuesday there with his agent Jorge Mendes, finalising the details of his contract and passing a medical.

Falcao is set to battle it out with Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic to become the league top scorer after the PSG striker netted 30 goals this season.

However, while PSG will hope to make an impact in the champions league, Monaco must wait at least another year before playing in Europe having just won promotion.

Monaco’s ability to attract top players has been helped by the fact that, under the principality’s laws, foreigners do not pay tax on wages although the club are currently at odds with the French football authorities over tax exemptions.


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