Falcao wants Manchester United exit - even if Van Gaal is keen to keep him
Radamel Falcao wants to end his Manchester United misery in the summer - even if Louis van Gaal offers him a permanent deal.The Colombian striker in understood to have indicated his intention to leave Old Trafford - after being largely being frozen this season.
Notably he is said to have come to the decision before being asked to play for the under 21s earlier this month.The 29-year-old has been frustrated by his lack of first team opportunities - and was particularly disappointed at being an unused substitute in the recent games against Newcastle and Arsenal.
United are yet to publicly declare their intentions for a man once considered one of the deadliest strikers in world football.
But Falcao appears to have taken the decision out of their hands and is due to return to Monaco ahead of a permanent move elsewhere.Valencia and Juventus have both been linked with him, while his agent Jorge Mendes claims he will sign for one of the top clubs in Europe, despite his troubles this season.He has scored just four goals in 22 appearances for United and has generally looked a shadow of himself as he attempts to rediscover his finest form following career-threatening knee ligament damage last year.
Falcao’s professionalism has been exemplary since his deadline day move at the start of the season. But his experience in English football has been a miserable.
Last week his former agent and mentor Silvano Espindola revealed his turmoil at United.
“I am not going to tell you that he feels happy because he isn’t,” he said.
“We speak many times and we cry together. It is not an easy situation because every player wants to play and every goalscorer wants to score goals.”
Van Gaal maintains that Falcao can return to his former powers, but has been non-commital over his intentions.
It was generally believed his future would be determined by United. But his frustrations have prompted him to make the decision to try to rebuild his career away from Old Trafford.
Colombia manager Jose Pekerman has revealed his own concerns over one of his star players.
Falcao has been included in the squad for his country’s games against Bahrain and Kuwait over the next week.
Pekerman said: “It’s a huge problem that we need to resolve. This problem is as large as the sadness that Falcao is going through right now.
“I feel I need to support him because I understand how hard it is for him and the difficult moment he is experiencing.
“I want to work with him again and help him restore his confidence.
“I know Falcao’s strengths, his mentality and his fighting spirit and I’ve never doubted that he’ll come out the other side.
“He’s in a bad moment, but he’s looking after himself and this week is going to be very important for him.”
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