Manchester United Will Sign Radamel Falcao As Soon As Manchester City Let Him Go

At least it means he’ll buy a new shirt every year

CAN it be true that Manchester United have agreed to keep Radamel Falcao at the club – and that the player has accepted a weekly wage of £250,000, plus add ons?

And United will pay Monaco a tranfer fee of £43.5m?

The Press is full of news that the deal has been done. The Express reports:

Radamel Falcao has agreed personal terms over a £43.5m permanent transfer to Old Trafford. The Colombian striker is on a season-long loan deal from Monaco but he is keen to complete a full-time switch. United have agreed to pay Falcao £250,000-a-week plus add ons in a £43.5m deal.

All done.

But, then, the Mail reports:

United will decide whether to take the player permanently based on his form over the next eight months but also his injury record, given that he missed the World Cup after surgery on cruciate ligament damage.

This is the Mail which told readers:

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And the Guardian told us that Falcao was very close to joining Real Madrid. And what of those other reports stating Falcao had joined Manchester City and Chelsea?

Like this from the Daily Mirror:

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