Radamel Falcao joins Rayo Vallecano
Radamel Falcao has returned to La Liga after spending eight years away from Spain. The Colombian striker has signed with the newly promoted Rayo Vallecano after terminating his contract with Galatasaray on mutual terms.
The striker previously played for Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
Falco won three titles during his stay two-year stay with the current La Liga champions. He won the Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup, and a Copa del Rey.
The prolific striker has scored 52 La Liga goals in 68 appearances for Los Colcheneros. He left the club at the end of the 2012/13 season.
‘El Tigre’ joined AS Monaco in the 2013/14 season, for a then French League record of 60 million euros. The player started strongly in France. However, the Colombian suffered a season-ending ACL injury halfway through the season.
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Falcao was prolific everywhere, except for his time in England.
The striker signed with Manchester United in the 14/15 season amid huge expectations. However, he struggled for goals with the red devils. Similarly, Falcao endured a tough time on loan at Chelsea, the following season.
Fairytale season with Monaco
Radamel Falcao formed a devastating strike partnership with the then-teenage Mbappe at Monaco in the 2016/17 season. He helped his club to a league title for the first time since 2000 and carried the team to a fairytale Champions League run that season.
Falcao scored twice away from home against Manchester City in the Quarter-finals of the Champions League. As a result, the French side reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they were beaten by the eventual runners-up Juventus.
In total, Falcao scored 83 goals in 140 appearances for Monaco.
He later joined Turkish giants Galatasaray after the end of the 2018/19 season.
The 35-year-old has returned to La Liga after two productive seasons in Turkey, where he scored 20 goals, playing 42 games.
OFICIAL | @FALCAO nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano.
¡Bienvenido a Vallecas! ⚡️ 🐅 pic.twitter.com/rWYNto5JsF— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) September 4, 2021
He has signed with the newly-promoted La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano as of right now is placed 10th in the league.
The team from Madrid has won one game and has lost two other games. They lost their first two league games of the season, against Sevilla and Real Sociedad, but won 4-0 against Granada in their last game before the international break.
