No Drogba, no Hulk, now no Falcao for Chelsea: City attack

City preparing £46 million bid for Colombian hitman Falcao

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Falcao of Atletico Madrid celebrates following the UEFA Super Cup match against Chelsea at Louis II Stadium on August 31 in Monaco. (GETTY)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's ambitious bid to outmuscle their rivals seems to be falling flat.

Blues legend Didier Droga seemed unhappy in China and was willing to consider a loan move to his beloved club.

But they have yet to make a move for him.

They have also been tracking Porto's Brazilian star in vain since last season.

The latest high-profile target of the European champions was Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao.

But Manchester City are poised to checkmate Abramovich by lining up a £46 million bid for the Colombian hitman, according to the Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/Say6vC).

Falcao, 26, has scored 12 goals in just eight appearances this season and has become Europe's most sought-after striker.

The lethal striker scored an exquisite free-kick in stoppage time to keep Atletico level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a win at Real Sociedad on Sunday.

City scout Carlo Cancellieri has confirmed that boss Roberto Mancini is interested in the former Porto man.

"I spoke about him in recent days with Mancini. If we were to take a player in January, we should take Falcao. He is an important player, the only one who could make us take the leap," Cancellieri told tuttomercatoweb.com.

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  • tariq 29 December 2012 00:33 0 0
    Falcao should come to CFC and Torres should remain their i think together they will.
  • Ogbe itodo 6 November 2012 21:47 1 0
    Chelsea wl be a better option for Falcao than Man City.
  • WISEKID 1 November 2012 15:02 0 0
    Let him go to CFC, because CFC don't have striker
  • amossingano 25 October 2012 19:09 1 0
    Falcao should go to Chelsea FC coz Chelsea is a team with ambition.
  • paul 23 October 2012 14:17 0 0
    Falcao is the best no 9 in the world...and for me he is better than Hugo Sanchez was...so the best finisher in history
  • Ifeanyi omemma 23 October 2012 09:04 1 0
    Chelsea shuld go 4 neymer and bring drogba on loan.
  • Joseph Ikyondo 23 October 2012 08:52 0 0
    When will man city stop this greedness, let Falcao go to Chelsea and maintain his regular playing time rather than to go to city where there are lot of strikers
  • bencollins 22 October 2012 16:54 1 3
    falcao should go to chelsea for regular actions, instead of man city.
  • Sunmola Tobi 22 October 2012 12:10 1 1
    Falcao should go 2 chelsea, instead of man city, kuz chelsea dont hav a striker dat can score goals....

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