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Chelsea hold secret meeting with Atletico Madrid over move for Radamel Falcao
CHELSEA are inching closer to signing Radamel Falcao in the summer.
The Atletico Madrid hit man has been tearing apart La Liga defences this season and is one of the most feared strikers in Europe.
The Blues are long-term admirers of Falcao, and the transfer saga has been very intriguing.
And the talk of a potential move was ratcheted a notch or two at the weekend.
Spanish TV station Punto Pelota claims a secret meeting between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea took place on Sunday to discuss a proposed move for Falcao.
They suggest that Falcao will go to Chelsea in the summer and that the Blues will pay about £5m more to secure his signature.
Chelsea are also trying to scare off interest for Thibaut Courtois by slapping a £17m price tag on him.
Falcao is third in the La Liga goalscoring charts with 21 goals to his name.