Value: £48.4million Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao certainly hasn't hit the heights you would expect of player who scored 34 goals in 41 competitive matches for Atletico Madrid only two seasons ago. Largely down to fitness issues, the Colombian is yet to play a full 90 minutes and has just a single goal under his belt since joining Manchester United on loan at the beginning of this campaign. Despite struggling to kick-start his career under Louis van Gaal, Falcao has reportedly prompted United to strike 56million deal with Monaco to keep the striker at the club permanently once his loan expires at the end of the season. The former Porto hitman is said to be earning 305,000 of the weekly wage bill at Old Trafford, suggesting a decent chunk of his market value derives from his gigantic payslip. That's not to say Falcao isn't a world-class striker deserving of a handsome salary, but it wouldn't make a great deal of sense for any club to fork out £50million on top of his financial demands given the current Financial Fair Play requirements.
Luke is a Bachelor of Journalism (Sport) student at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. A passionate fan of football competitions across the world, he also contributes to other outlets including The Sportster, GiveMeSport and ChelseaDaft.
