The Colombia striker will return
to the Premier League on
another season-long switch from
Monaco after spending an
unhappy 2014-15 campaign at
Manchester United
Chelsea have agreed terms with
Monaco over the season-long
loan of striker Radamel Falcao.
The Colombia international, who
was a £50 million signing for the
Ligue 1 side in 2013, will spend
the duration of the 2015-16
campaign at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea youngster Mario Pasalic,
a 20-year-old Croatian midfielder
who spent last season at Elche,
will join Monaco on loan as part
of the deal.
"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,"
Falcao told the club's official
website.
Goal revealed last month that
Jose Mourinho was driving
Chelsea's interest in Falcao , who
he will aim to rehabilitate to top
form after a miserable spell at
Manchester United.
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The 29-year-old scored nine
goals in 17 games in his first
season with Monaco but had his
campaign ended by a serious
knee injury and missed last
summer's World Cup.
Falcao then joined United on loan
on deadline day last year but
struggled to make an impact at
Old Trafford, scoring only four
times in 29 games.
Prior to his move to Monaco he
was recognised as one of the
world's leading strikers, scoring
70 goals in two seasons at
Atletico Madrid and netting a hat-
trick in the 2012 Super Cup
against Chelsea.
