Monaco land Colombian hitman for £51m....set for medical

 
The Colombian hitman, 26, has signed a five-year deal after an agreement was reached with the Atletico Madrid.
The striker follows fellow new signings James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho who both joined from Porto last week in a £60million deal.
 Radamel Falcao is set to have a medical with Monaco on Monday before moving to the Ligue 1 club for €60m (£51m), according to reports in Spain.

Dmity Rybolovlev, the billionaire owner bankrolling the Ligue 1 outfit, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Radamel Falco has accepted the challenge of coming to play for AS Monaco FC.
“We are proud to have secured one of the best players in the world and confident that he will help ASMFC regain its rightful status.”

Monaco's president, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is highly ambitious, evidenced by his capture of the Porto pair, who are former team-mates of Falcao who has scored 32 goals in 36 appearances this season.
The Atlético manager, Diego Simeone, has already said he will not bear any grudge if the 27-year-old leaves, and Sunday night's Primera Division match against Real Mallorca at the Vicente Calderon is looking increasingly likely to be his last home game for the Rojiblancos.

Monaco's assistant coach, Jean Petit, is reported to have told Radio RCN on Friday: "Yes, we are expecting Falcao and four or five other players of his quality. We have spoken and we continue to speak with Falcao and his representatives. Negotiations are ongoing. We hope to seal a deal as soon as possible.

"Monaco need a player like Falcao because he can help us a lot and because he can attract other top players, and that's the best way of confirming our project is big and interesting.
"Signing Falcao is a big coup on sporting and media levels for French football."