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Since the arrival of Radamel Falcao García to Millonarios was confirmed, the world of football in Colombia has taken an unimaginable leap in quality, as if the Colombian league was put back on the map. That’s why, The president of the club, Gustavo Serpa, revealed details about how the most important business took place in the history of the Bogotá team.
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In conversation with Camila Zuluaga, from Mañanas Blu, the largest shareholder of the capital’s blue team, she said that this hiring It was “an old desire” of the fans since they learned of the player’s future retirement. and they wanted to fulfill it.
The signing was made thanks to Falcao himself
Serpa went on to say that the “The quest to bring Falcao began several years ago”, since along the way there were several inconveniences such as his contract with Rayo Vallecano, which only ends on June 30. But in the end they were able to do the business.
Later he said that he was always aware of the player’s requirements, but that “Falcao was the one who lit the flame,” so that everything happened, which confirmed the true intention of wanting to play for Millonarios.
“He was the one who lit the flamefor many years he mentioned that his dream was to end up in Millonarios. Since I have been a leader, I have always been attentive to their manifestations and waiting for the moment when they would approach., that that dream could become a little more visible and last year I met with him in the middle of the year and I told him: ‘Man, I think the time has come, we are ready.’ We talked, we tried, but there were many inconveniences,” explained Serpa.
Likewise, he expressed that at that time, a year ago, his wife was about to have their fifth child and still had a current contract with the Spanish team, so it did not happen. In the end, the president of Millos said that she spoke to him again in December and everything was going well.
“His wife was about to give birth and he still had a contract with Rayo Vallecano for one more year. However, we did not give up and persisted and I continued talking to him. In December we try again. He couldn’t leave Rayo and well, we kept trying to do it and finally, because it is the dream of all Millonarios fans, fortunately, it was done,” he said.
They trust their football level
The club president was also consulted about Falcao’s current football level, to which he responded that his arrival is not based only on the economic benefits it can generate for the institution. in commercial aspects such as the sale of t-shirts and season tickets.
Serpa assured that for them Radamel continues to be a great player, that he has a lot to contribute and that his desire was always to come play for Millonarios to become champion.
“If tomorrow we wanted to have 100,000 additional t-shirts than what we need to sell, we don’t have them. Adidas does not have the capacity to provide them in the short term. The purpose is comprehensive. That is to say, for us Falcao is still a great soccer player; “He always stated that he wanted to come and play and contribute to being a champion with Millonarios.”Serpa said.
On the other hand, he also spoke about the economic difficulties and how the costs of hiring Falcao will come, to which Serpa responded that the club has enough cash to handle the situation.
In addition, he stated that even though income from sponsors and box office will increase, for them The most important thing is Falcao’s “football” contribution towards the team led by Alberto Gamero.
Other considerations towards El Tigre
Falcao arrived at the club with a six-month contract, with the possibility of extending it for six more months, since he is not obliged to pay the wealth tax during this time, but, according to the president, it is an issue that will be resolved over time.
He also spoke about what security will be like for the player and his family, as he highlighted the collaboration of the National Police and added that Falcao feels supported on the issue.
Regarding the equipment, He said that they would be looking for 4 or 5 more players to accompany the scorer. In addition to the confirmation of Daniel Mantilla’s loan.
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Falcao’s arrival in Colombia is a boom. Serpa ended the interview on the radio saying that it will not be possible to satisfy everyone’s need, Therefore, priority will be given to fans who are already subscribers.
