Manchester United have won the race to sign Radamel Falcao from Monaco on a one-year loan deal.
The
striker will cost the Old Trafford club £12million and follows Angel di
Maria, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo in joining
manager Louis van Gaal at the club.
The
28-year-old Colombian has yet to agree personal terms - he will
reportedly earn £200,000-a-week - but that is expected to be a formality
and he is believed to be on his way to Manchester in a private jet.
The potent striker had been expected to join Manchester City on deadline day while Arsenal also entered the race late last week.
But
United threw their hat into the ring amid fears of persistent niggling
injuries to Robin van Persie and will offset Falcao's arrival by selling
Danny Welbeck while Javier Hernandez has joined Real Madrid.
Indeed,
Madrid were frontrunners for Falcao and the player himself posted - and
later deleted - a tweet on Saturday appearing to confirm the move.
But
the Spanish giants, who sold Di Maria to United for £60m last week,
instead opted to sign Hernandez who had struggled to force his way into
Van Gaal's plans.
After
completing his move, Falcao will join up with his national team ahead
of their friendly against Brazil in Miami on Friday night.
The
clash will be a repeat of the World Cup quarter-final which Brazil won
2-1 although Falcao missed the tournament through injury.
Falcao became the youngest debutant in the Colombian second tier when he played for Lanceros Boyaca in 1999 at the age of 13.
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