HILARIOUS: The Only Thing Different About Radamel Falcao's Swap To Chelsea Is His Hair!

Radamel Falcao endured a much-maligned campaign on loan at Manchester United last season, netting just four times in 29 games.


United opted not to sign him permanently and Falcao is now on loan at Premier League champions Chelsea
He might have swapped clubs, but Falcao still looks far from sharp, failing to reach the heights that he did at Atletico Madrid and Porto.

With Diego Costa potentially injured, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho must decide on his most effective striking option for the new season.


He may be wearing blue these days, and the hair is more coiffured than when he arrived in England almost a year ago, but Manchester United fans would have had no trouble recognising Radamel Falcao on Sunday.

If Jose Mourinho genuinely believes he can restore the Colombian hit-man to his former glory, there was little evidence of it during a 45-minute run-out for his new club Chelsea at Wembley.

These are early days, of course. Give the man a chance. But United fans spent most of last season telling each other the same thing, until Louis van Gaal ran out of patience and concluded that Falcao’s contribution did not merit spending the £40million-plus it would have taken to sign him permanently from Monaco.

He had already cost £25m in loan fees and his £285,000-a-week wages for a modest return of four goals from 29 games.


Chelsea’s commitment is significantly less. Falcao has taken a £145,000 wage cut in attempt to prove that he can succeed in the Premier League and become one of the most feared strikers in world football once again. He scored 62 goals in two seasons at FC Porto and another 70 in the following two years at Atletico Madrid.

This included a hat-trick when Atletico routed Chelsea in the 2012 European Super Cup and it is that Falcao — not the pale imitation at Old Trafford last season — who their fans hope will re-emerge under Mourinho’s guidance.