Monaco sign Falcao

[Bridge'srightfoot]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22737856

There goes that one.

[Lee_R]

Honestly a sad day in football that. I'd rather he went to another PL team than there.

[zuricity]

Honestly a sad day in football that. I'd rather he went to another PL team than there.

Free Enterprise !

[Wooders]

Offered a shitload of virtually tax free money and get to live in monaco - lets cut the lad some slack
French league is getting nicely competitive

[bobby brows]

I'd hate to have a Monaco season ticket next season

[Risby]

Don't you just hate it when these owners just throw money in every direction and try buy every bit of talent!

Nah - wish we got him.

[ashton287]

Atleast it wasn't the scum or chelsea.

[Risby]

Atleast it wasn't the scum or chelsea.

Very true.

It's going to be a very interesting window with the possibility of us, utd, Chelsea, arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham all buying big and three with new bosses.

Just hope we get the better of it all. I know our guys would have done their homework on managers and players and now i just want to see it all come together before pre-season so they all get a good run in together.

[MilnersJaw]

Offered a shitload of virtually tax free money and get to live in monaco - lets cut the lad some slack
French league is getting nicely competitive

Still a sad day for football. And I hear Monaco players etc might have to pay the same rate of tax if they want to compete in the French league.

[Saul Goodman]

something about Monaco having to move their office to France next season...therefore the players will have to pay the french tax.

also, Valdes is staying at Barca next season now so Im curious to see who else Monaco pairs with Falcao, Moutinho, Carvalho, and Rodriguez.

[Slim]

How are Monaco getting the money for all this? Are they just ignoring FFP completely?

Maybe they know it's a bullshit paper tiger and have a better grasp on EU fair trade than everyone else.

[Wooders]

How are Monaco getting the money for all this? Are they just ignoring FFP completely?

Maybe they know it's a bullshit paper tiger and have a better grasp on EU fair trade than everyone else.

They are playing a dangerous game of chicken i think - as a couple of the lads gave said, they apparently have to move offices to france where there is currently a 75% high earners tax rate
They are currently banned from ligue 1 unless they do so - it is widely believed that by gathering all these world class players they are daring ligue 1 to go through with the ban and miss out on having its profile raised by including this team with its plethera of superstars

[dazby]

How are Monaco getting the money for all this? Are they just ignoring FFP completely?

Maybe they know it's a bullshit paper tiger and have a better grasp on EU fair trade than everyone else.

They haven't qualified for Europe so it's not an issue.

[Wooders]

They haven't qualified for Europe so it's not an issue.

Thats a very short term outlook seeing as ffp comes in at the end of this season!

[Yaya Toure is a LAD]

Just another players career gone down the toilet...

In a few years time we will have all forgotten his name...

[ant london]

Just another players career gone down the toilet...

In a few years time we will have all forgotten his name...

True no-one ever goes onto make much of themselves after playing for Monaco.

We have ended up with a couple of ex-AS Monaco players who turned out to be total no-hopers

Anyone remember that no-mark A Bernarbia or the current waste of space Y Y Toure....

[john@staustell]

Just another players career gone down the toilet...

In a few years time we will have all forgotten his name...

Isn't this the attitude to City we have to fight? Monaco were Euro runners-up in 2004, and do have 'history' just like City do. However unlike City there is no way in a million years they will comply with FFP as it has been presented to us. Still I dont expect their sponsorship deals will be 'examined' so closely!

[Lee_Kinda]

They should enter this team in the next Euro's.....it'll do better than bloody gibraltor!

[Dubaimancityfan]

Atleast it wasn't the scum or chelsea.

He would've been a great addition for us but at least at Monaco, he can't hurt us so much, ala RVP (not until next season at least, if they qualify for Champs League).

[Dameerto]

Offered a shitload of virtually tax free money and get to live in monaco - lets cut the lad some slack
French league is getting nicely competitive

Two rich teams battling it out for the honours, it's going to be another Spanish league.