Manchester United have agreed a loan deal for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao: Moves closer to a transfer to Manchester United.

Manchester United have agreed a season-long loan deal with Monaco for striker Radamel Falcao. according to Sky sources.

A plane is expected to come into Manchester airport at 4.50pm this afternoon from Nice and our sources expect Falcao to be on board as he heads for talks and a medical at Old Trafford.

The last 24 hours have seen the Columbia forward linked with a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Manchester City as well as European champions Real Madrid.

Madrid appeared to be favourites to sign Falcao after he tweeted "Hello Madrid" on Sunday – only to delete it not long afterwards, but United now look to have won the race to sign the 28-year-old.