7) He nearly signed for Chelsea before moving to Spain. When Andre Villas-Boas moved from Porto to Stamford Bridge he put pressure on the Blues board to take the forward, but they were not interested. They could have signed him for £25 million, apparently.
8) Falcao’s idol is Theirry Henry. Or so he said when he signed for AC Monaco last summer, inking a five-year contract worth around £15 million in wages a year. His goals cost Monaco almost £5 million each. In his injury-wrecked season in France he managed 11 goals in 17 appearances, which equates to £4.7 million per goal. He has a recurring knee injury that most recently underwent surgery earlier this year, causing him to miss Colombia’s World Cup campaign.
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