How does Falcao fit in at Manchester United?

Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Shinji Kagawa, Nick Powell, Will Keane, Angelo Henriquez and add Bebe into the mix as well. This roster of strikers is what one would call an embarrassment of riches. It gets further embarrassing when you add a Columbian by the name Ramadel Falcao, who has more than 100 goals to his credit over the last 3 years. Rumours mills are running riot with news that Manchester United are now 5/2 favourites by Sky Bet (slashed from 11/1) to sign the in-form and in-demand striker. News say that the Old Trafford outfit are offering Chicharito + 27 million pounds in cash towards the deal to trigger Atletico Madrid’s release clause for the Columbian.

So what would that mean to Manchester United and the English Premier League? To Manchester United, this move, just like the one with RVP, would mean more firepower upfront, more goals and, like Fergie promised, not losing out on goal-difference (again!). To the rest of the league, it would mean that the best just got better. A strike force that plundered 71 goals in 31 games just got more potent.

What would be a possible formation, with such an exciting option, when it comes to strikers? Given Falcao is more or less Rooney when it comes to his build but plays higher, I would see him paired with RVP upfront.

So the attacking lineup, including these three, would look like this:

Strikers: RVP, Falcao

ACM: Rooney

Given the skills of Kagawa, the work-rate of Welbeck and the raw talent of Powell and Henriquez, what we have is a near perfect strike-force at Manchester United. This would also allow for the diamond that Fergie is starting to embrace with two wingers, a defensive midfielder and Rooney/Kagawa/Welbeck at the head of the diamond playing as a false no. 9, behind the strikers.

Falcao would also fit well into the traditional 4-4-2 along with Rooney or RVP in the front 2. He is being considered as a replacement to Chicharito, who himself is an excellent striker but is very one dimensional in the sense that he is just a poacher and also lacks the physicality that Falcao brings in.

Overall, this transfer would only improve the team and would also give Chicharito more game time, which a player of his calibre really deserves.

There is no doubt that should this transfer go through, it would be a win-win for all parties involved.

We also must keep in mind that negotiations, if any, are in their nascent stages and there is the high likelihood of both Manchester City and Chelsea throwing their hats in the ring. Chelsea need someone to replace the on and off Torres and Ba, who was off to a great start but is now more or less subdued. City on the other hand would be licking their wounds from a failed RVP transfer during the summer of 2012.

Only time will tell.