‘ Man U move a dream’
London, Sept. 2: Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said that he had fulfilled “a dream” after completing a loan move to Manchester United from Monaco in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
“For me, it was a dream to play in the Premier League,” he told MUTV. “I always wanted to be here because this league is very good, it has very good teams, and Manchester United is the best team in England. Everything is perfect for me.”
The 28- year- old centre- forward flew in to Manchester to undergo a medical examination late on Monday, with United confirming the deal had gone through some two- and- a- half hours after the transfer deadline had passed.
United are thought to have paid Monaco around 10 million euros to secure Falcao’s services for the season, with an option to make the deal permanent for another 55 million euros.
“It was a very long day,” added Falcao, who will wear the number nine shirt at Old Trafford.
“It was hard, difficult. We were waiting until the last minute, but I didn’t lose my faith. Now I want to say thank you to God for this. I’m very happy.”