Radamel Falcao

[Backstreet09 499]

5 goals in a game lol, has c.ronaldo scored 5 goals in spain before??

Crisitiano may score score 10 or maybe 12 if he play as a CF , but unfortunately he plays on the wing

[Jase 43,479]

I don't care what anyone says, Giroud or Benteke would have been a perfect squad/ borderline first team forward's for us. Infact i would like us to put in an offer for the latter in the summer, if not January.

Disagree on Benteke. He's only 22 and still a raw striker. Nowhere near a finished article yet and is unsuitable to be a ST squad player for us. If we want to get him, might as well just call back Lukaku in January. If we want a good backup striker, need to look at someone who has played a top level for a long period already.

[themightyblue 443]

Daily Mail says it's for Falcao and Higuain (no smoke without fire?)

Hope so

[Marvin123 486]

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/chelsea-chief-in-madrid-for-talks-on-falcao-move-3321427.html

This story is everywhere!!!!

[LayZ 201]

Just a few days back AVB said "Jermain is one of the best and I certainly put him alongside Falcao"

Can't we get Defoe then?

Falcao was clearly offended and went on to score 5 against Deportivo to prove a point,something neither Messi nor Ronaldo have done in La Liga,let alone Jermaine Defoe...oh wait...

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Guillem Balague said that we had representatives in Madrid this weekend. Hopefully it was for Falcao

Where?

[Corner 456]

Where?

I think he said it on Revista de la Liga.

[didierforever 7,349]

Just a few days back AVB said "Jermain is one of the best and I certainly put him alongside Falcao"

Can't we get Defoe then?

Falcao was clearly offended and went on to score 5 against Deportivo to prove a point,something neither Messi nor Ronaldo have done in La Liga,let alone Jermaine Defoe...oh wait...

did avb actually say that?

[LayZ 201]

did avb actually say that?

Yep he sure did..

the most interesting piece of info in the article posted by Marvin is that we are considering Roberto Martinez as a managerial candidate....

[Corner 456]

Yep he sure did..

the most interesting piece of info in the article posted by Marvin is that we are considering Roberto Martinez as a managerial candidate....

I'm sure Martinez is on the alleged shortlist of managers as a back-up if the whole Guardiola thing doesn't work out. Any manager that plays a short passing game, 'fancy' football, tiki-taka or anything in that vein is probably on the shortlist alongside Klopp, Favre and Bielsa.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

It's a Dream to see Falcao at the Bridge...

[jmarlow 458]

Interesting statistics for top league goalscorers

Messi 22goals of 47teamgoals 45%

Falcao 17goals of 30team goals 56%

Ibrahimovic 14goals of 28team goals 50%

Elsharawy 13goals of 24team goals 70%

C-ronaldo 13goals of 36team goals 36%

They are all carrying the team almost single handedly

El Shaarawy is a beast such a great talent! just saying

[BLionheart 516]

Falcao will be another flop , we should learn from the Sheva , Torres experiences !!

When it comes to buying a striker , it's not only about how many goals he is scoring for his current team but there are other very important factors as well , how will he perform in our current set-up compared to his team's current ?? Will we be able to provide a similar kind of service and put him in similar situations as in his current team ?? is he better playing in a possession game or counter attacking football ? where does he like to receive the ball and how?

Studying the above trends , you will notice that we don't need falcao , we need a striker with very good link-up play , physically competent , likes to bring others into the game while keeping it simple , smart movement and of-course a great finisher ...

The prime candidate should be Lewandowski for me , that's what we need , a strker like Lewandowski , even Anelka or Berbatov will be brilliant with this team , not knowing what kind of striker we need is like us buying fernandinho because we need a midfielder and he is great !! not that kind of midfielder we do need right !

[EdenHazard 163]

"Roman Abramovich is prepared to make Radamel Falcao the club's top earner by offering the striker a staggering £10million-a-year contract. "

"Chelsea will offer the 26-year-old a deal worth in the region of £200,000-per-week, to lure Falcao."

Both the quotes above have come from Daily Mail...

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Rafa Benitez has been given the green light to recruit a striker and central-midfield controller when the January window opens #CFC (Mirror)

By any means necessary: Chelsea ready to pay £48m and £200k-a-week for Falcao

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfers-radamel-falcao-is-a-48m-1488744

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

oh well he scored again

I feel like you've said this about 10 times this thread... lol I think its safe to say he's WAYYYYYY better than Torres whether or not he is worth the price tag without moving Torress is something else

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Falcao will be another flop , we should learn from the Sheva , Torres experiences !!

When it comes to buying a striker , it's not only about how many goals he is scoring for his current team but there are other very important factors as well , how will he perform in our current set-up compared to his team's current ?? Will we be able to provide a similar kind of service and put him in similar situations as in his current team ?? is he better playing in a possession game or counter attacking football ? where does he like to receive the ball and how?

Studying the above trends , you will notice that we don't need falcao , we need a striker with very good link-up play , physically competent , likes to bring others into the game while keeping it simple , smart movement and of-course a great finisher ...

The prime candidate should be Lewandowski for me , that's what we need , a strker like Lewandowski , even Anelka or Berbatov will be brilliant with this team , not knowing what kind of striker we need is like us buying fernandinho because we need a midfielder and he is great !! not that kind of midfielder we do need right !

Lets be real here you can't be one dimensional if your aim is to win titles. We need an in form striker capable of utilizing the space guys like Oscar, Mata, Moses and Hazard will provide. We also need a physically competent striker who can hold up the ball and win aerial battles. I say Falcao, Bony and Lukaku is a decent strike force going forward, they all have different qualities and could be useful in multiple attacking scenarios.

We don't know who our next manager will be, meanwhile we have the league to worry about and our only striker is slow and not really dependable; its a no-brainer that we grab a guy like Falcao if he's made available. He is one of the best strikers in the World right now... When we bought Shevy he was passed it and Nando was damaged goods I don't get why people always point to those two when talking about going big, what about buying Drogba? Anelka? Zola? Hasselbaink? Vialli?

It doesn't always go sour you just have to do your homework and keep Roman signing cheques not making the signings.

Falcao has low bust potential.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Rafa Benitez has been given the green light to recruit a striker and central-midfield controller when the January window opens #CFC (Mirror)

By any means necessary: Chelsea ready to pay £48m and £200k-a-week for Falcao

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfers-radamel-falcao-is-a-48m-1488744

Thank God is Mirror.... I don't think FFP makes those types of deals even remotely possible ever again(if its serious of course) Mirror is just trying to get its viewership up...