Thibaut Courtois has encouraged Jose Mourinho to complete his move for Radamel Falcao on loan from Monaco, with the keeper keen to reunite with the 29-year-old Colombian striker.

Will it be third-time lucky, or does bad luck strike in threes? Jose Mourinho is close to signing Colombia striker Radamel Falcao but there is the possibility he will follow in Fernando Torres' footsteps.

Former Atletico Madrid strikers Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao can star together under the guiding hand of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and rekindle a fearsome double-act next season.

Loic Remy will consider his Chelsea future if Radamel Falcao completes his loan move from Monaco. Falcao is expected to join the Barclays Premier League champions on a one-year deal.

Premier League champions Chelsea are close to finalising the signing of Radamel Falcao on a one-season £7million loan deal from Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Following their historic 1-0 victory against Brazil, Radamel Falcao and his Colombia team-mates reported for duty ahead of their Copa America Group C clash with Peru on Sunday.

Follow Sportsmail's live coverage of the 0-0 draw between Colombia and Peru as both sides managed to book a place in the Copa America quarter-finals.

RIK SHARMA: Colombia reached the Copa America quarter finals despite a painful goalless draw with Peru thanks to Brazil's victory over Venezuela.

Puma have released their new lightweight 'evoSPEED SL' football boots, with some of the game's biggest names helping out with the launch, including Sergio Aguero and Marco Reus.

Argentina's Javier Mascherano has publicly backed out of sorts Colombia striker Radamel Falcao but hopes his former River Plate team-mate's form doesn't improve before Friday

Fernando Torres. Sergio Aguero. Diego Forlan. Radamel Falcao. Diego Costa. Mario Mandzukic. And now Jackson Martinez. How do Atletico Madrid do it? 

Radamel Falcao was deemed not worthy of Manchester United, sent back to Monaco with four Barclays Premier League goals and his £43million invoice untouched.

Mario Pasalic, who joined Chelsea last summer, travelled for his medical on Thursday and will sign for the Ligue 1 club on a temporary basis. He spent last season with La Liga outfit Elche.

Chelsea have signed Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from Monaco, with Blues youngster Mario Pasalic moving in the opposite direction as part of the agreement.

Radamel Falcao has agreed to take a 50 per cent wage cut for the chance to prove he is not a Premier League flop. The Colombian’s season-long loan move to Chelsea was ratified on Friday.

Radamel Falcao enjoys a day at the beach with his wife and two young daughters in Miami, Florida as he looks forward to linking up with his new Chelsea team-mates

Radamel Falcao took a huge pay cut to play for Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and is determined to prove his doubters wrong this season. Falcao was thought to be on £265,000 at Manchester United.

GLENN HODDLE: With the new season here at last, Sportsmail's columnist looks ahead to the fates of Radamel Falcao, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Petr Cech and Eddie Howe for the new campaign.

He may be wearing blue these days, and the hair is more coiffured, but Manchester United fans would have had no trouble recognising Radamel Falcao in action for Chelsea on Sunday.

Radamel Falcao believes the goals will flow at Chelsea this season but insists he feels no pressure to find the net. The Colombian scored just four times for Manchester United last season

Radamel Falcao believes the good atmosphere within the Chelsea dressing room has helped him adjust to his new surroundings quickly after joining the champions on loan.

It has been a tumultuous week for Chelsea off the pitch with the row between Jose Mourinho and Eva Caneiro and Jon Fearn but the players seem to be unaffected.

Jose Pekerman has dropped Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao and Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado as he looks to breathe new life into Colombia's team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United flop started for the principality side and equalised from close range after Emenike had given the Turkish outfit the lead in the third round qualifying tie.

Falcao endured two torrid injury-blighted seasons on loan at Manchester United and then Chelsea but has struck form with five goals in his last four Monaco matches to return to the Colombia squad.

The former Manchester United man has returned to England ahead of Tuesday night's game after failed loan spells with the Old Trafford side and Chelsea over the last two seasons.

Manchester City's attacking exploits grabbed the headlines as Guardiola's side came from a goal down to win 5-3, but their defensive frailties were exposed by free-scoring Monaco.

Willy Caballero will feature in countless DVDs and YouTube highlight clips for years to come after failing victim to Radamel Falcao's sublime chip during the Etihad goal-fest back in February.

The Colombian striker has seen his recent career hampered by injury problems. Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim said Tuesday that he will make a late decision on whether to risk his star man.

The Germans welcome the Ligue 1 leaders to the Westfalenstadion in the Champions League on Tuesday evening before travelling to the principality for the return leg next Wednesday.

Having come through Monaco's Champions League quarter-final unscathed, the Colombia forward and his wife Lorelei Taron were in attendance for the last eight of the men's singles.

Many wives and girlfriends of footballers are household names. But given just how many famous WAGs there are, can you match the woman to the footballer from a choice of four players?

Radamel Falcao has denied claims he was behind what has been dubbed the 'Lima Pact' and stressed Colombia fought to the bitter end against Peru despite speaking with opponents. 

The Ballon d'Or is awarded to the best player applying his trade in Europe, but is often considered the ultimate prize on a personal level for any footballer.

For anyone who has played it, FIFA is serious business. Be it between friends or relatives, a bad result or dodgy decision can bring the worst out of people. And even for Mario Balotelli, this is no different.

THE NUMBERS GAME: All of this week has been dominated by talk of a dispute between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba. He was a Manchester United statement signing in 2016.

The Swiss icon won in Australia again this year, becoming the first man to reach the milestone of 20 Grand Slam singles titles and has reclaimed the world No 1 spot at the age of 36.

Thierry Henry finally secured his first win as Monaco head coach after Radamel Falcao's free-kick earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at fellow Ligue 1 strugglers Caen.

His contract at Monaco expires next summer and, after taking on his former side in the Champions League on Wednesday, the prospect of a return to the Spanish capital has piqued his interest.

David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho have all been backed in transfer markets with varied success since Sir Alex Ferguson departed the club in 2013. 

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: The only consolation for Atletico Madrid fans as they watched Greizmann wave goodbye was that they have been through this all before… and nearly always come out stronger.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Great managers build winning teams, then dismantle them and rebuild again, and again. This season we might find out if Diego Simeone is in that category.

Spencer Shaw, who is now a Preaching Minister at a church in Oklahoma, posted a tweet of his prediction from Mahomes' high school year book, and it's gone viral with over 2,000 retweets.

PETER CARLINE AT THE HARD ROCK STADIUM: The Kansas City Chiefs have proved masters of the double-digit comeback. They celebrated in style in the locker room after the victory.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's daughter Emme Maribel Muniz, 11, stole the Super Bowl halftime show after she joined the stage with her mom on Sunday in Miami.

It's the addictive Netflix documentary that has won cheerleading a whole new audience since it was released just two weeks ago.

The 23-year-old defensive tackle will pay the adoption fees for every dog currently at KC Pet Project shelters in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Planters nut company replaced Mr. Peanut with an adorable Baby Nut, very much like a certain Baby Yoda, days after it killed off its 104-year-old mascot.

When Kangaroo wowed the judges on The Masked Singer on Sunday night, fans immediately flooded social media with their theory that the celebrity behind the mask was none other than Jordyn Woods.

Padma Lakshmi shared a photo of herself wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey on Instagram hours before the Super Bowl on Sunday, writing in the caption: 'Shout out to courage @kaepernick7.'