Radamel Falcao has revealed the Spanish team he was close to signing with in 2009

For many Radamel Falcao Garcia He is the best Colombian player in history, for some reason he is the goalscorer of the Tricolor with 36 goals in 102 appearances with the coffee team, in which he remains strong and hopes to continue to increase his legacy in the new process of Nestor Laurent.

Over the past few hours, the Tiger was trending on social media due to his response to a user who asked him about the option he had of signing for a Spain team before deciding on the Port, in mid-2009, his first jersey in the Old continent after the River Plate stage.

You have to remember that a few days ago Falcao Garcia He called out a River Plate fan on Twitter who questioned him for not accelerating his return to the cross band. The situation occurred within the framework of the 18 years that have passed since the Colombian player’s debut with the Núñez team.

A River Plate fan account posted a tribute to the Colombian striker: “Today marks the 18th anniversary of Falcao’s debut with River’s shirt. It was during the 3-1 victory against Instituto for the 2005 Clausura Tournament. The Colombian striker played 111 games, scored 45 goals, gave 9 assists and won the 2008 Clausura with the red band”.

In the comment thread, one user wrote the following: “And 18 years have passed since I haven’t returned to the club that gave it my all. It’s not forgiven either“, to which Falcao categorically replied: “It was me who was released from River on June 30, 2009 and I signed a contract again in July of the same year so that River would sell me to Porto and make some money.

The response of the former Atlético de Madrid was applauded by several tweeters who recalled that despite the injuries suffered by the Colombian striker, it was enough for him to be classified among the the nine best in the world.

In the same publication, Falcao was asked about his chances of going to the Spanish League before signing for Porto: “There’s a rumor that that summer you were very close to signing for #RealZaragoza. What’s true? Thank you,” the Tiger did not hesitate to answer: “Yes, very, very close.”

Subsequently, several people took the opportunity to ask other questions to the footballer, as if there were chances of seeing him in the jersey of millionairesa team of which he is a fervent supporter and in which he does not rule out playing one day.

With the River Plate shirt, Radamel Falcao García has played in all competitions a total of 111 evenings scoring 45 goals and providing nine assists. He was champion by the hand of Diego the cholo Simeon from the 2008 Closing Tournament, in which he shared a team with Ariel the burrito Ortega, Alexis Sánchez, Sebastián Abreu, Leonardo Ponzio among others.

In mid-2009, after rejecting offers from Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Germany, the Colombian striker landed in Portugal to defend the colors of Portóo, who paid River a figure close to 5.5 million euros. With the blue dragons, he Tiger he roared 72 times in his two seasons in Portuguese football.

During his time at Porto, the Colombian team striker won seven titles including the Europa League in the 2010/11 season. That same year, he was transferred to Atlético de Madrid for 40 million euros.