The signing of Radamel Falcao García by Millionaires He continues to generate an impact in the country because he is one of the historical players, and he will play for the first time in Colombian soccer. The president of the board of directors, Gustavo Serpa, He spoke again about the contract, adding details of the crucial meeting they had in Miami, in which the agreement was made.
In dialogue with Snail Sports, Serpa stated that he felt great emotion after Falcao said ‘yes’, because it was not an easy negotiation, in which Family and security issues were crucial for the signing of the top scorer of the Colombian National Team. Meanwhile, he apologized to the Santa Fe fans who felt disrespected by some statements he gave in La W.
Details of negotiations and key meeting
“We had an initial meeting in Bogotá, already known. There we agreed to talk again. He goes to Santa Marta and then to the parks of Orlando with his children. After this, everything was a little distant because he was on vacation and we had agreed on that: Falcao spoke with his family and we prepared a financial offer. I took proactive action so that the enthusiasm was not lost. The offer interested him, it seemed fair and he understood that we were making an important effort. He called me and told me to talk to Miami on Tuesday morning. I told him that’s perfect. I took the plane on Wednesday and we decided not to meet that same day, but on Thursday morning at his house. There we went, we greeted his family, his wife, his in-laws. Afterwards, we went to a private room in the building with the person who advises him and is also his uncle. We arrived with Enrique Camacho and them to review things, the terms of the offer and the possibilities. It was easy to agree, they understood some circumstances and we understood points they mentioned. Everything was easy and simple,” he said about the meeting in Miami.
For his part, he added, showing the happiness of that moment, that he had to take something stronger to assimilate the moment: “We had lunch nearby, we had a bottle of wine and we toasted, we shook hands. Falcao appeared with the bottle of wine and there I felt a rush and I said to myself: ‘There, this happened.’ We shook hands, we took a photo at Camacho’s request. There I began to feel certain that the issue was a reality, because Falcao is a man of his word. It was a very nice meeting, very professional and very warm. We had another coffee, but I did order a whiskey because it was too stressful, We shook hands and said goodbye with a big hug at 4 in the afternoon. That’s what happened,” she concluded.
Likewise, Serpa spoke about the possible dates for Falcao’s debut with the Millonarios shirt, July 9 at the Monumental against River Plate, the estimated one. “What we hope is that Falcao’s first game will be in Buenos Aires against River on July 9 and later it will be the first game against Medellín, at the beginning of the tournament. We will see if there will be another preseason game in Argentina. But in principle, if the coach has it, he will debut in Buenos Aires. It seems that he had been ordered to do so.”
Likewise, he commented that the presentation will be in El Campín, after finishing the tour of Argentina: “For the presentation there are logistical complications because there are concerts. The idea is to do it after Buenos Aires, to present it in El Campín after July 12”.
