Chelsea opened talks with Radamel Falcao and his representatives on Friday over the possibility of taking the Colombia striker to Stamford Bridge.

Colombia coach Jose Pekerman has named Radamel Falcao as captain of his Copa America team believing he will show his best form despite a disappointing season at Manchester United.

Manchester United flop Radamel Falcao has encouraged Chelsea to make a move for him this summer by admitting he wants to remain in the Premier League.

The merry-go-round of players is about to start across Europe and the reason is it’s been kicked into gear is Chelsea and Radamel Falcao. His move would send out shockwaves.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is considering signing Monaco striker Radamel Falcao this summer, but the Manchester United flop is just one of five forwards on his summer shortlist.

Despite a season of failure at Manchester United, Radamel Falcao looks like he could possibly venture south to join Chelsea. Sportsmail looks at five pros and five cons for Jose Mourinho to mull over.

Radamel Falcao is heading to Chelsea this summer after Jose Mourinho vowed to get the former Manchester United flop ‘firing again’. Mourinho is looking to replace Didier Drogba.

Premier League champions Chelsea are close to finalising the signing of Radamel Falcao on a one-season £7million loan deal from Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Radamel Falcao was deemed not worthy of Manchester United, sent back to Monaco with four Barclays Premier League goals and his £43million invoice untouched.

Chelsea have signed Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from Monaco, with Blues youngster Mario Pasalic moving in the opposite direction as part of the agreement.

Radamel Falcao has agreed to take a 50 per cent wage cut for the chance to prove he is not a Premier League flop. The Colombian’s season-long loan move to Chelsea was ratified on Friday.

GLENN HODDLE: With the new season here at last, Sportsmail's columnist looks ahead to the fates of Radamel Falcao, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Petr Cech and Eddie Howe for the new campaign.

He may be wearing blue these days, and the hair is more coiffured, but Manchester United fans would have had no trouble recognising Radamel Falcao in action for Chelsea on Sunday.

Radamel Falcao believes the goals will flow at Chelsea this season but insists he feels no pressure to find the net. The Colombian scored just four times for Manchester United last season

It has been a tumultuous week for Chelsea off the pitch with the row between Jose Mourinho and Eva Caneiro and Jon Fearn but the players seem to be unaffected.

Falcao endured two torrid injury-blighted seasons on loan at Manchester United and then Chelsea but has struck form with five goals in his last four Monaco matches to return to the Colombia squad.

Manchester City's attacking exploits grabbed the headlines as Guardiola's side came from a goal down to win 5-3, but their defensive frailties were exposed by free-scoring Monaco.

Willy Caballero will feature in countless DVDs and YouTube highlight clips for years to come after failing victim to Radamel Falcao's sublime chip during the Etihad goal-fest back in February.

The Colombian striker has seen his recent career hampered by injury problems. Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim said Tuesday that he will make a late decision on whether to risk his star man.

David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho have all been backed in transfer markets with varied success since Sir Alex Ferguson departed the club in 2013. 

Bernardo Silva has stated he expects Portugal international team-mate Bruno Fernandes to be a success at Manchester United, after backing him to settle in England.

Brendan Rodgers has launched a passionate defence of James Maddison's lifestyle and insists the Leicester midfielder is the footballer all youngsters want to emulate.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cast doubt on Rashford's availability for the Euros on Wednesday, claiming that the player's recovery from a double stress fracture of the back was taking longer to heal than expected.

Chris Smalling has outlined his desire to win a place in Gareth Southgate's England squad, despite not having been capped for his country since 2017.

Not many football fans would have put Harvey Barnes in their England squad for Euro 2020 at the start of the season, yet the Leicester attacker is from a family who know all about defying the odds.

Manchester United left back Luke Shaw hasn't featured in the last 15 England games under Gareth Southgate since playing against Spain in the Nations League 17 months ago.

Marcus Rashford is due to return from injury before the end of the season. The Manchester United striker, 22, suffered a stress fracture in his back in January.

The 23-year-old has established himself as first-choice centre-back, starting 18 of the Toffees' last 19 league matches, and has been mentioned for a potential England call-up.

It was the afternoon that confirmed beyond all doubt that Phil Foden belongs on the grandest of stages. The hope now is that Foden can make a breakthrough soon for club and country.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has refused to rule out making a return to the England squad for Euro 2020 with doubts over the fitness of Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford.

JACK GAUGHAN: Surprise enveloped the offices inside Old Trafford one weekday last month, before the UK was instructed to stay at home, as Harry Maguire strode through the doors.

Leroy Sane has missed the whole of the season so far after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Community Shield against Liverpool on August 4, 2019.

Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham will not be given the chance to test himself against Premier League opposition in the FA Cup fifth-round clash with Leicester on Wednesday.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Pereira produced a finish Jamie Vardy would have been proud of to keep alive Leicester's chance of winning a major trophy.

JACK GAUGHAN AT HILLSBOROUGH: De Bruyne missed Wednesday night's slender FA Cup victory at Sheffield Wednesday after landing awkwardly towards the end of the Carabao Cup final.

Frank Lampard's Chelsea side beat Liverpool 2-0 on Tuesday night in the fifth round and will have to see off the Foxes to reach the last four of the domestic cup competition.

Harry Maguire is doubtful for Sunday's Manchester derby after missing Manchester United's FA Cup tie at Derby with an ankle injury.

While Manchester City's clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough took place on Wednesday night, United's game at Derby County was the last of the eight ties on Thursday.

Shocking footage showed Manchester United fans subjecting Jesse Lingard to a torrent of abuse as he boarded the team bus after their 3-0 FA Cup win at Derby.

Manchester United have condemned the fans who aimed verbal abuse at Jesse Lingard as he boarded the team bus after their FA Cup win at Derby County on Thursday night.

Jesse Lingard has had his fair share of detractors to deal with over the years, but even he would have been taken aback by the abuse he received trying to board the team bus at Derby County.

The ad refers to the freshman's time as a lawyer two decades ago when he defended hardened criminals and is designed to boost GOP hopeful Brendan Doherty. Formerly the head of the state police, Doherty is making his first run for office.

The 31-year-old, who was a regular last season, has made six of his seven appearances from the bench this campaign, as Ernseto Valverde has opted to start summer-signing Frenkie de Jong.

The 28-year-old has never been a nailed-on regular at Madrid and the diminutive Spaniard has featured from the start on just four of a possible 12 La Liga games so far this season.

Following Germany's 8-0 demolition of Estonia last week, Ilkay Gundogan has now won matches by one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine goals to nil this season 

The German is now set to join up with the Premier League champions for their pre-season tour of Asia and will be a part of their squad for the coming season. Sane was Bayern Munich's prime target.

The German midfielder has proved to be an influential figure of Pep Guardiola's team over the last couple of seasons as they went on to claim back-to-back Premier League titles.

Victor Lindelof will return from the Russia World Cup with his stock higher than ever before, and has a series of clubs interested in acquiring his services on loan for next season.

The 33-year-old former Wigan Athletic centre-back has been key to Sweden 's impressive defensive record and captained his country at the World Cup forming a partnership with United's Victor Lindelof.

The Portuguese midfielder arrived in the Premier League in January and has hit the ground running, proving himself to be worth every penny of the £68m transfer fee that Manchester United paid.