Falcao, 29, is coming off a miserable stint with Manchester United, where he found the net a mere four times in 26 Premier League appearances, leading manager Louis van Gaal to decide against making his loan deal permanent. Jose Mourinho, always looking to showcase his superiority over his peers, will be hoping that the Dutchman's trash becomes his treasure.
If, somehow, the obviously declining Colombian can have more than a minuscule impact at Stamford Bridge this season, it will - at least temporarily - halt the questions about his dip in form over recent years - which was no doubt compounded by the torn ACL he suffered in January of 2014.
It remains a very big "if."
Much like Mourinho, who said last month that he thinks the striker's horrid spell at Old Trafford was an aberration, Falcao himself is eager to get to work with his new club and show the world that he does still remember how to score goals at the highest level.
"I am very happy to be joining Chelsea and can't wait to start training and help with our aim of retaining the league title and being successful in Europe," he told the Blues' official website.
Falcao, who went goalless with Colombia at this summer's Copa America,
