There hasn’t been much to praise about Radamel Falcao’s performance with the Red Devils this season and he knows it. The Colombian striker, who arrived at Old Trafford with very high expectations, accepted moving to England was not the right call.
To make things even worse, he was recently called to play for the U21 squad. According to people close to him, that was quite shocking for the 29-year-old player. Something that happened less than 24 hours after he was left on the bench in Man United’s elimination to Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Falcao had another scoreless night even with the U21 team
According to Falcao’s allies, it all went downhill from the moment he signed with the team. The former Monaco and Atletico Madrid star was not in the plans of manager Louis van Gaal. He made his way to Man United since the players LVG really wanted were not available.
Six months after joining the Red Devils, he has only scored in four occasions. Since the game against Sunderland, Falcao has not played with the first-team.
Radamel Falcao has only scored four times as a Red Devil since September
With his poor stats and the summer transfer window approaching, it is almost obvious to tell Falcao’s days at Old Trafford will soon be over. Now that El Tigre has accepted his failure, the exit door just opened a little bit more.
Man United fans and high chairs were expecting a lot from a man they paid £55 million and is paid £200,000 a week for a one-season loan. After he has failed to deliver, Man United will most likely fail to give him a new contract.
Man United had high hopes of what El Tigre could do for the team
Danny Ings from Burnley, whose contract expires in the summer and Saido Berahino from West Brom could be the targets to replace Falcao. At the same time, there are some youngsters from the academy that van Gaal has his eye on.
