The argument that you have presented in the transfer rumors thread... It makes only sense to actually play a mega-buck, for the kind of striker you will anyway end up buying in the summer if not now, this January itself!!
Falcao is definitely not one of the tallest but I think he does hold the ball well... Also he's got nice aerial ability!! So he might actually not be exactly like Higuain. Just my view though
The plan Estel is clear..
Get a player who don't need time to adapt and cheap and not an obstacle to leave once the season is over.. comes summer annual revenues are here/transfer kitty announce Llorente
that's the news/decision from the club top management .
we cannot get Llorente now so we better wait instead of actually making a panic buy .. Ruud fits us in everything , absolutely everything
Falcao is like our strikers.. we need a true no 9
actually I think RVN and Mourinho are the desperate ones here. for some reason I think the board isn't 100% convinced that the team needs a new striker.
Actually Moe they are convinced but not for this winter.. that's the whole problem
we feel summer provide a lot bigger spectrum and all clubs are willing to sell and everyone not cup tied .
the board are only convinced with one player.. and that's Ruud due to (and i quote the news reports )
1- he won't need time to adapt
2- speak the language
3- know the players
4- cost virtually nothing
5- provide no long term career threat on the current players..
for Valdano it's Ruud or none.. Jose actually wanted Hugo Almeida.. a cup tied Portuguese striker who was out of contract in the summer and share the same agent as him , Di Maria,Pepe and CR (and Carvalho i think ) ..
Valdano also felt it's not wise to have so much players represented by Jorge Mendez , it means all negotiation for renewals will put the club in a weak position and they will represent a power inside the club