Radamel Falcao will join Manchester United on loan, subject to a medical.
The Colombian striker will play for the Red Devils this season after agreeing a surprise transfer from Monaco on a season-long loan deal, which has now been confirmed by several reputable sources including the BBC.
However, the latest report from prominent Spanish football journalist Guillen Balague insists that the deal is permanent - but is structured initially as a loan deal, in order to circumvent Financial Fair Play regulations.
Earlier on Monday several sources - including El Tiempo, Colombia's biggest paper - claimed that the star striker had agreed a permanent deal to leave Monaco and join United in a £51.3 million (€65m) transfer.
But reports from England on Monday morning clarified that it will be a loan move, with Sky Sports, the Guardian and the Telegraph all confirming that the Colombian striker will play for Louis van Gaal's side this season.
The Guardian report claimed that United will pay no more than £9 million for the striker's services - though it is unclear whether this figure takes into account his wages, which are reportedly over £10m a year.
The BBC and France's L'Equipe additionally reported that there will be a £43.5m (€55m) option for United to buy the player outright at the end of the temporary move - though as Balague's Tweet above claims, the exact agreed details are far from clear at this stage.
Spanish newspaper AS confirmed the Falcao move to United, calling it the "great surprise of the final day of the transfer window." They claim a deal was signed at 2am British time on Monday morning,
Sky Sports added that a private jet has been booked to fly Falcao from Nice to Manchester for a medical and unveiling on Monday.
The latest rumours over the weekend had suggested that Manchester City or Arsenal were the two clubs most likely to land the Colombian superstar, who was one of the best players in Europe for Atletico Madrid in the 2012-13 season, but struggled to adjust to life in Ligue 1 last term.
-- Eurosport
No comments:
Post a Comment