Man Utd Transfers: 7 Things You Need To Know About Falcao

2. He Scored 52 Goals In Two La Liga Seasons

There's a very good reason why Radamel Falcao has been rubbing shoulders alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the glitzy Ballon d'Or ceremonies over the last few years, and that's his phenomenal goal-scoring record. Falcao has scored goals wherever he's played - be it Argentina, Portugal, Spain or France. Falcao scored 34 league goals in 90 appearances for River Plate between 2005-09; 41 in 51 for Porto between 2009-12; 52 in 68 for Atletico Madrid between 2011-13 and 11 in 20 so far for AS Monaco. But it was his record in Spain that really brought him to the fore. The South American's sensational 52 La Liga goals with Atletico was a record only Barcelona and Real Madrid stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo bettered in the same time period, once again laying claim to the title of third best player in world football after the "big two" of Messi and Ronaldo. If he can continue living up to that reputation, his stay at Old Trafford could be a tremendously successful one.