The coach of England's champions, London's "Chelsea", Jose Mourinho, confirmed to the media that they are looking for a new forward in the player market. Rumors have been circulating since last week that Radamel Falcao, who spent the season at "Manchester United", could join the "Blues". In his time at "Manchester United", the 29-year-old R. Falcao did not prove his class, so the team decided not to buy out the Colombian's contract and he returned to the "Monaco" team. Meanwhile, "Chelsea" is left with only two forwards - Diego Costa and Loic Remy - as club legend Didier Drogba retired. Mourinho told the media that they need another forward. "We need to buy a forward because we want to have three top-level forwards. We don't have a specific target," Mourinho told "The Sunday Times". However, the price for R. Falcao is still incredibly high. After acquiring him for 60 million euros from "Atletico" in 2013, "Monaco" cannot afford to pay the striker's wages due to the harsh financial "Fair Play" rules by UEFA. "Manchester United" paid 10 million euros for Falcao's loan this season, but sources say that this amount, including salary, taxes, and other expenses, could reach up to 35 million euros. At the end of the season, the "Red Devils" could have bought out the striker for a hefty sum of 55 million euros. For the 29-year-old player, who only scored 4 goals in 26 matches, "Man Utd" did not want to pay that much. "He would probably cost less for Chelsea, but the transfer fee would still be at least a couple of dozen million euros."
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