5) Falcao would have signed for Porto’s rivals Benfica. But the club were reluctant to pay an additional €700,000 requested by the striker. Days later he moved to Porto, where he would net an incredible 62 goals in 69 games until his next move in the summer of 2011.
6) Falcao replaced Sergio Agüero at Atletico Madrid. After Manchester City had swooped for their star player Atletico bought Falcao for £35 million, making him the most expensive player in the club’s history. He went on to score 68 goals in 83 games, and led then-Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to name him “the best forward in the world in the penalty box”.
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