Radamel Falcao aims to steer Monaco to European summit

Monaco’s newly-acquired Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said Tuesday that he wanted to steer the ambitious newly-promoted French Ligue 1 side ‘to the top of European football’. Falcao, 27, joined the principality outfit from Spanish side Atletico Madrid at the end of May for a French record 60 million euros ($77.2 million), as Monaco signalled their intent following the club’s return to the top-flight.
‘I’m delighted to be part of this project, we want to bring Monaco to the top of European football,’ said Falcao as he was presented to the media on Tuesday.

‘We have great players, great desire and lots of ambition. We want to build a strong and close-knit team with the desire to excel and win lots of trophies,’ added the Colombian. Monaco sporting director Vadim Vasilyev admitted the acquisition of one of the game’s top strikers was a real coup for the club. ‘We had a lot of competition for the signature of Radamel Falcao. That’s normal and it’s fantastic that he chose to join Monaco.

‘We hope to build a team around Falcao. He represents everything we like, he’s a great person and a great player,’ concluded Vasilyev. Falcao’s international teammate James Rodriguez and Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho were also unveiled to the press following their arrivals . ‘I wanted to discover a different league. Ligue 1 is evolving right now,’ said Moutinho.