Radamel Falcao

[The Mak 4,459]

Please god no. Torres II.

I've always said that if we wanted Falcao he should've been bought when he left Porto. Now after a massive injury, questions over his age, severe drop in performance, ridiculous price and wages he should not even be considered.

I can see a scenario where he comes, we sell Bamford - Falcao flops and Bamford bangs them in for fun. It would be typical.

[Viper22 2,418]

A guy like that cannot simply lose it in one year. Unless he did a Torres knee thing. I wonder what happened with him.

Thing is that it was his knees. It was his cruciate ligament back around 14 months ago. His decline has looked a tad similar to Torres to so I'm wary.

But like others have said, if Jose and the scouting team think he's good enough then I trust in our medical teams and I trust in Jose.

[Sosuke Aizen 46]

@The Mak

Over at the Utd fanbase, some are fearing that Falcao would bang in goals for fun for us and make them look stupid. Being apprehensive is common for all fanbase. Especially after the season KdB has had, I can understand the sentiment. However, for every KdB, there's a Schurrle. So, let's not think about what Bamford might or might not do if he's let go. If Bamford's good enough he will either cement his place like Cortouis did or in case we sell him, we'll happily admit our mistake and bring him back like we did with Matic.

[Madmax 9,219]

I'm not sure letting Matic go was a mistake at all, because he completely reinvented himself as a player at Benfica. It's difficult envisioning him hitting that development curve while being stuck in the u21s here or out on loan at whichever club we would have let him go to. The only thing I hope we've learned from that whole ordeal is to insert buy back clauses and ensure we don't have to pay through the nose for a mistake. I believe we have done so with Thorgan Hazard?

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

I'm not sure letting Matic go was a mistake at all, because he completely reinvented himself as a player at Benfica. It's difficult envisioning him hitting that development curve while being stuck in the u21s here or out on loan at whichever club we would have let him go to. The only thing I hope we've learned from that whole ordeal is to insert buy back clauses and ensure we don't have to pay through the nose for a mistake. I believe we have done so with Thorgan Hazard?

Yep we did.

I don't see the excitement surrounding this lad. He's a past it, man united reject whom we're not interested in. Drogba got 26 games thus season. If Bamford's not happy with that at a top club at the age of 20 or whatever he is then he'll have to have a few years' patience out on loan while we wait for him to be ready to start 30 or 40 matches a season.

And that includes factoring in the risk that we buy a replacement who is more willing to play such a role.

[The Mak 4,459]

@The Mak

Over at the Utd fanbase, some are fearing that Falcao would bang in goals for fun for us and make them look stupid. Being apprehensive is common for all fanbase. Especially after the season KdB has had, I can understand the sentiment. However, for every KdB, there's a Schurrle. So, let's not think about what Bamford might or might not do if he's let go. If Bamford's good enough he will either cement his place like Cortouis did or in case we sell him, we'll happily admit our mistake and bring him back like we did with Matic.

It's not just that, it's about buying players with value - players in their prime, not players who have clearly left their best years behind them. I have never seen a player single-handedly rip apart Chelsea like Falcao did, but those days are long gone regardless of his injury or form.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

It's not just that, it's about buying players with value - players in their prime, not players who have clearly left their best years behind them. I have never seen a player single-handedly rip apart Chelsea like Falcao did, but those days are long gone regardless of his injury or form.

He's third choice not first!

Who can come in here and do that role for us?

[The Mak 4,459]

He's third choice not first!

Who can come in here and do that role for us?

We're going to be paying at least 150-200k a week for a third-choice striker? And a player of Falcao's supposed calibre is happy with being 3rd choice? Yeah, you're really winning me over!

[stroey 2,525]

This is Mourinho.

Falcao will be 2nd choice. Remy will be 3rd choice but with also some minutes as winger.

[cosmicway 1,333]

It's birds or eggs.

If he fully recovers this season and we have signed him it will be great - a new chelsea superstar.

If not then sh*t happens.

It depends on the money to be spent.

[Rapkun 668]

I think Falcao is still a good player despite his bad spell at United, but he's probably not the best option for us. We should be looking at a more physical striker like Didier. We had some of the best performances from our attacking midfielders when Drogba was playing as a target man pressuring the center backs.

[Henrique 9,133]

To be honest Falcao is a huge improvement on 2015 version of Didier Drogba. Falcao and Costa played together in Atlético and they understand each other.

Not sure why the usual crying babies are against this:

[LAM09 6,777]

To be honest Falcao is a huge improvement on 2015 version of Didier Drogba. Falcao and Costa played together in Atlético and they understand each other.

Not sure why the usual crying babies are against this:

His current form over the past season or two. Let's hope he reaches the level he was once at whilst in Madrid (should he come to us).

[Weckerz 3,781]

To be honest Falcao is a huge improvement on 2015 version of Didier Drogba. Falcao and Costa played together in Atlético and they understand each other.

Not sure why the usual crying babies are against this:

-He's been bad ever since his ligament injury.. You'd think we've learned lessons after Torres.

-We basically never play 2 strikers so Costa and Falcao understanding each other means very little

-Drogba was 37 and on relatively low wages; Falcao at 29yo and monster wages as 3rd striker makes no sense. If we should sell Remy this would seem less crazy but I don't see why we would.

I think the crybabies have reason to be critical of this signing.

[HRiver 1,512]

Please no. He is poop.

[Henrique 9,133]

-He's been bad ever since his ligament injury.. You'd think we've learned lessons after Torres.

-We basically never play 2 strikers so Costa and Falcao understanding each other means very little

-Drogba was 37 and on relatively low wages; Falcao at 29yo and monster wages as 3rd striker makes no sense. If we should sell Remy this would seem less crazy but I don't see why we would.

I think the crybabies have reason to be critical of this signing.

All invalid points:

*Falcao form with United has nothing to do with injury, it was more related with completely out of place in the team system. van Persie 10 league goals was also far from impressive.

*The fact we "never played with two strikers" doesn't mean anything. You don't buy new players thinking about how you played in the past. To other side, its not even a fact, since we played with two strikes and even with 3 (PSG 2014 game).

*Falcao is not a 3rd striker. CF are not like GK. Perhaps a club buy some players to be squad players, but I'm not sure if a club buy a new player thinking "this will be the 3rd DM, 3rd CF, 3rd CB". His form will define his squad status. He is not even a Chelsea player, how can you know his wage?

*He only had one season for United, and was far from a success. Fabregas had more ties with Arsenal than Falcao with United.

[Weckerz 3,781]

All invalid points:

*Falcao form with United has nothing to do with injury, it was more related with completely out of place in the team system. van Persie 10 league goals was also far from impressive.

*The fact we "never played with two strikers" doesn't mean anything. You don't buy new players thinking about how you played in the past. To other side, its not even a fact, since we played with two strikes and even with 3 (PSG 2014 game).

*Falcao is not a 3rd striker. CF are not like GK. Perhaps a club buy some players to be squad players, but I'm not sure if a club buy a new player thinking "this will be the 3rd DM, 3rd CF, 3rd CB". His form will define his squad status. He is not even a Chelsea player, how can you know his wage?

*He only had one season for United, and was far from a success. Fabregas had more ties with Arsenal than Falcao with United.

-He might have been used oddly at times but apart from some decent games around Christmas when he assisted a few games in a row he's been absolutely awful. Like not being able to play basic football awful.

-Unless we sack Mourinho we're not gonna play 2 strikers. Remy has been used on the wings a few times, that's not what i mean by playing 2 strikers, talking about the position.

-I know his current wages, he'd have to take a dramatic cut in pay.

I understand he may reach form again, I don't think it's a risk worth taking

[Blue Armour 4,310]

Please god no. Torres II.

I've always said that if we wanted Falcao he should've been bought when he left Porto. Now after a massive injury, questions over his age, severe drop in performance, ridiculous price and wages he should not even be considered.

I can see a scenario where he comes, we sell Bamford - Falcao flops and Bamford bangs them in for fun. It would be typical.

Understand your concerns, but Falcao won't be vying for a starting position like Torres will he? If he comes at all, I just hope he doesn't get automatic preference over Remy