Manchester City target Radamel Falcao has been given permission by current club Atletico Madrid to move to the Etihad this summer, according to The Sun.
The La Liga side will reward the Colombian for helping them qualify for next season’s Champions League by green lighting the big money move to the ex-Premier League champions, according to the report.
City have been linked with a move for the South American goal-machine, who has netted 34 goals in 40 overall appearances this season.
However, they could face stiff competition from ambitious French side Monaco, who have just been promoted back into Ligue 1 and are bankrolled by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
They are reportedly preparing to table a £50 million offer for the ex-Porto man, as they aim to mark their return to the top flight in France next season with a huge statement of intent.
Atletico’s general manager Miguel Angel Gil Marin said of Falcao’s proposed move:
“Before the start of the season we talked with Falcao and we promised him ‘if you help us to reach the Champions League next season, Atletico will help you.
“Every decision he will take, Atletico will be with him.”
Falcao began his professional career with Argentinian side River Plate where he gradually made a name for himself by scoring 45 goals in 105 appearances. But it would not be until his spell at Porto, and then Atletico, that he would really establish himself as a world class striker.
In his last four seasons, he has never failed to score fewer that 30 times a season, with his most prolific campaign coming in 2010/11, when he bagged 38.
