bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Reuters

Colombian international striker Radamel Falcao said he was raring to go at Chelsea after signing a one-year loan deal with the English Premier League champions.
The 29-year-old came out of a disastrous one-year loan at Manchester United and is looking forward to plying his trade under Jose Mourinho for the forthcoming season.
“I am very happy to be joining Chelsea and can’t wait to start training and help with our aim of retaining the league title and being successful in Europe,” he said.
I am very happy to be joining Chelsea and can’t wait to start training and help with our aim of retaining the league title and being successful in Europe
Radamel Falcao
French side Monaco, who own his contract, confirmed a deal had been made with Chelsea and the London side have a “buy option” for Falcao.
Falcao endured a frustrating spell at Manchester United last season, managing just four goals for the Old Trafford side.
He also failed to score for Colombia as they reached the Copa America quarter-finals.
United had an option to purchase the former Atletico Madrid and Porto hitman at the end of his year-long stay but decided against a permanent deal.
The Colombian suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out of the 2014 World Cup and has since struggled to rediscover the form, which saw him revered as one of the world’s top strikers.
Mourinho said last month he wanted to revive the forward’s career, saying: “It hurts me that people in England think that the real Falcao is the one we saw at Manchester United.”
The striker’s first European club was Portuguese side Porto, where Mourinho made his reputation as a coach. Chelsea had a striker vacancy after Ivory Coast veteran Didier Drogba left at the end of the season.
Falcao made his Champions League debut against Chelsea and also scored a hat-trick against the Blues in the European Super Cup during a spell with Atletico Madrid.
He then moved to Monaco but was less successful in France where he suffered the knee injury that caused his World Cup heartbreak.
After his United flop, Mourinho will hope Falcao can rediscover his goal-scoring touch at Stamford Bridge and bolster an attack already featuring Diego Costa and Eden Hazard.
Falcao is set to join his new teammates on Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the United States, ahead of a possible return to Old Trafford on December 28.


Chelsea crush tame champions Leicester City in dominant Stamford Bridge display

Striking out: Harry Kane bemoans lack of scoring chances  for England at Euro 2016

Another Chinese EPL football club owner? Liverpool become the latest club linked to an Asian takeover

From Cardiff getting Tanned to Thais delivering the title to Leicester: the very mixed fortunes of five Asian-owned English clubs

English Premier League 2015-16

Radamel Falcao ‘raring to go’ after joining Chelsea on one-year loan

Playing for Atletico Madrid, Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick against Chelsea in the Uefa Super Cup in 2012. Now the Blues have given the Colombian forward a chance to resurrect his career. Photo: EPA

Manchester United rejected the opportunity to permanently sign Falcao, who scored four goals in 29 appearances during the 2014-15 season. Photo: AFP
 


Sport

Football