Radamel Falcao

[Special Juan 27,424]

Bad deals? A bad deal is a fiver a week, they have gone for money and nothing else.

That write up is a load of complete balls.

[Sovieticus 743]

Least we won't spend 50m on a striker.. So no torres no.2

[Leif 6,006]

Bad deals? A bad deal is a fiver a week, they have gone for money and nothing else. That write up is a load of complete balls.

No, no it's not. People are calling him a mercenary when he clearly isn't. Did you read it or just skim through it? The whole point of it is explaining he has 0 choice in whether he joins Monaco or Chelsea or some random team in Japan. Everything written above is factual.

Just because it doesn't rub well with you and you perhaps can't accept that this is the modern era of football and they'll make shit loads of money regardless doesn't mean it's 'complete balls'.

[Jase 43,479]

As Leif has already touched on, here's the article explaining about move of Falcao to Monaco.

[Leif 6,006]

From what I'm reading today it seems that Falcao doesn't negotiate his own contracts, doesn't get to choose the club he goes to, and probably the most say he has is what he eats for dinner.

I doubt he could have predicted this when he first signed the deal. Many players, musicians, talents spreading across all forms have fallen for this sort of 'management' before.
Falcao has done nothing wrong as a person and thus should not be slated. The company who manage him should. They're bad for football more than they're good.

Edit: At least Ligue 1 will get more foreign viewers next season.

[lucio 5,418]

so he is joining a newly promoted club with no current quality players in his prime and its not about the money? i find that hard to believe

[mediator 2,026]

No FFP for Monaco? How can they spend so much?

[Leif 6,006]

so he is joining a newly promoted club with no current quality players in his prime and its not about the money? i find that hard to believe

It is, but it's not his motive; it's his management's motive. He has literally no say at all whether he joins them or not. I'm sure if it was down to him he'd be a Chelsea player.

[Leif 6,006]

Just a reminder that money in football isn't everything and shouldn't be envied so much when you're simply used as a pawn like Falcao. He doesn't get to choose where he lives, who he plays for or even what he does unless he breaks his contract and then (likely) loses a lawsuit.

Anyway, the moment his Monaco move is confirmed I think I'll leave this thread. FOREVER.

[lucio 5,418]

It is, but it's not his motive; it's his management's motive. He has literally no say at all whether he joins them or not. I'm sure if it was down to him he'd be a Chelsea player.

surely if his management tells him he's going to monaco he can tell them to piss off and find him a real club. i doubt they could force him to go somewhere without his consent.

[Styles 9,790]

No FFP for Monaco? How can they spend so much?

They aren't in the Champions League and won't be for a while so it isn't an issue now.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Dont believe shit until its official.

[Ronaldo 28]

As Monaco use to be a really good team...... With the new owner on board, you can bet a few big names being there....

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Massive transfer fee, massive wages, huge amount of money and almost tax free. It doesn't get any better on the financial side really. He'd be literally be shitting money.

[Atwa 78]

Dodged a bullet then?

[Special Juan 27,424]

No, no it's not. People are calling him a mercenary when he clearly isn't. Did you read it or just skim through it? The whole point of it is explaining he has 0 choice in whether he joins Monaco or Chelsea or some random team in Japan. Everything written above is factual.

Just because it doesn't rub well with you and you perhaps can't accept that this is the modern era of football and they'll make shit loads of money regardless doesn't mean it's 'complete balls'.

So basically Falcao and Hulk were kidnapped by their agents, held to gun point and told "you are going to these clubs no matter whether you like it or not" No chance in hell.

Mercenary, no more, no less. Going to a little shitty club in a small fry league from Liga BBVA.......You can shot long posts, big articles and so called at me but you won't change my mind, all in all he is one greedy bastard.

[Special Juan 27,424]

Massive transfer fee, massive wages, huge amount of money and almost tax free. It doesn't get any better on the financial side really. He'd be literally be shitting money.

Like he is now at Atleti, just more but that is when it becomes greed. At Atleti he can now literally have what he wants, but he wants more money over success and to challenge for top honours at top notch club?

Insane.

[JDY 1,290]

Like he is now at Atleti, just more but that is when it becomes greed. At Atleti he can now literally have what he wants, but he wants more money over success and to challenge for top honours at top notch club?

Insane.

Except Atletico have huge debts and have to sell him. Why don't people understand this?