Chelsea and Real Madrid may have dodged a bullet as
reports in Colombia suggest Monaco's £53million man Radamel Falcao may be two
years older than his official FIFA age.
Falcao, officially 27, is regarded as one of the top
strikers in the world, and the mega-rich French club fought off competition to
sign him from Atletico Madrid.
But new reports in the striker's home of Colombia have
uncovered documents from his primary school days making him 29 - with his birth
date as February 10 1984, not the same day in 1986 as per his FIFA
registration.
Cut to check all the documents....
Happy birthday: The document claims Falcao was born in
1984, not 1986 - putting the striker at 29
Young gun: The document was uncovered at one of Falcao's
old primary schools
Doesn't add up: The reregistration form has Falcao at
five years old in 1989 - making him 29 today
It is also claimed that the striker attended 'pre-school
transition' in Colombia at the age of five, a scheme that no longer existed in
1991 - when Falcao officially would have turned five, while it also says he was
born in Bogota, not San Marta.
According to his official age, Falcao made his
professional debut in the second tier of Colombian football aged 13 for
Lanceros Boyaca, scoring his first goal a year later.
The hitman's father has spoken out to deny the
allegations, while the man himself, who scored 70 goals over two seasons for
Atletico, is getting down to business with Monaco's pre-season training ahead
of the French Ligue 1 season.
Monaco - managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri -
were promoted as champions from Ligue 2 and are looking to challenge last
season's winners Paris St Germain for the title.
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