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The ")gue . s)de m)ght not ha(e )m*loded )n the manner of An1h)Makhachkala, but they w)ll not be troubl)ng Euro*e's el)te any t)me soon

COMMENT2y ob)n 2a)rner 

The r)ch C)nderella of French football )s dest)ned to become noth)ng more than a modest ma)d onceaga)n3 !eadl)ne day *ro()ded the death rattle to Monaco4s 5*ro6ect4, w)th star forward adamel Falcaod)tch)ng the club )n a loan mo(e to Manchester Un)ted3

It has been a strange summer )n the *r)nc)*al)ty3 7h)le the med)a ha(e been )ns)stent that they ha(echased b)g8name *layers, there has been no e()dence that they were act)(ely try)ng to attract any ofnote3 Indeed, the)r shambol)c dec)s)on to term)nate a *re8contract agreement w)th 9)ctor 9aldes )s setto land them )n court3

 And )t )s not as )f F)nanc)al Fa)r lay FF; would se(erely count aga)nst the #tade "ou)s II s)de3 $f

course after the e&cesses of last summer the *lan was always to cut back on s*end)ng, yet themonumental <=- m)ll)on sale of >ames odr)gue1 to eal Madr)d ga(e Monaco s)gn)f)cant breath)ngs*ace3

The *rotestat)ons of the club ha(e looked )ncreas)ngly fut)le3 9ad)m 9as)lye(, the s*ort)ng d)rector, hasbeen the s*okes*erson for owner !m)try ybolo(le( and has had a *rogress)(ely harder taske&*la)n)ng to the med)a the act)ons of the s)de3

?@e )s st)ll as amb)t)ous as he was before, 9as)lye( e&*la)ned )n m)d8August, soon after Monaco hadlost the)r second game of the season /8. at 2ordeau& w)th a woeful d)s*lay, lea()ng them *o)ntlessand )n the relegat)on 1one3

eal)ty offered a shar* contrast to the a**arent )naccuracy of the uss)an4s words3 E(en then few

bel)e(ed the dogma of Monaco3

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The *eparted + #aturday ga(e Falcao a last look around #tade "ou)s II

The s)gns had been a**arent earl)er3 >eremy Toulalan B the club4s best *layers last season beh)nd

>ames B was l)nked w)th a mo(e to ennes, wh)le h)ghly8talented youngster Anthony Mart)al alsocame *er)lously close to de*art)ng3

ybolo(le(4s golden hand had *ulled the *r)nc)*al)ty s)de u* from the de*ths of the ")gue + relegat)on1one and back )nto the to* fl)ght )n the s*ace of .= months3 Th)s was ach)e(ed relat)(ely u)etly butonce )n "e Cham*)onnat aga)n there was l)ttle des)re to be remotely d)screet any longer3

MONACO'S BIG-NAME EXODUS

Radamel Falcao

James Rodrigue

Emma!uel

Ri"iere

Eric A#idal

Manchester United

Real Madrid

 Newcastle

Olympiakos

Chievo (loan)

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Mou!ir O##adi

Sergio Romero

Sampdoria (loan

return)

$nly a year ago, Monaco went on arguably the most ostentat)ous s*end)ng s*ree of any nou(eau8r)che club3 >eremy Toulalan, )cardo Car(alho, Er)c Ab)dal, >oao Mour)nho, >ames odr)gue1 and,most )m*ress)(ely, adamel Falcao, all arr)(ed )n the rocky *r)nc)*al)ty w)th)n the s*ace of a few weeks

as a team was ra*)dly assembled that allowed Claud)o an)er)4s s)de to challenge ar)s #a)nt8Germa)nfor the t)tle3

Monaco fell short, the Ital)an was *rom*tly 6ett)soned and )t a**eared that there was a des)re to makea renewed *ush for to* s*ot, yet ybolo(le(4s d)(orce B re*ortedly the most e&*ens)(e )n h)story as )tcost the uss)an *otage magnate o(er <. b)ll)on B co)nc)ded w)th a ra*)d deflat)on )n the s)de4s transfer act)()ty3

Much of the cho)ce carr)on has been *)cked from the bones of what rema)ns and Monaco ha(e wononly four *o)nts from the)r f)rst four league matches3 Indeed, e(en the)r status as a *ot / threat )n theCham*)ons "eague now looks thoroughly unfoundedD 2enf)ca, en)t #t etersburg and 2ayer"e(erkusen ha(e l)ttle to fear3

Unl)ke the An1h) Makhachkala f)re sale of a year ago that resulted )n the club4s relegat)on from theuss)an rem)er "eague, Monaco ha(e at least reta)ned the bas)s of a team that w)ll be com*et)t)(e )n")gue . and able to challenge towards the to* of the stand)ngs assum)ng that "eonardo >ard)m4stact)cal errors are cut out3

2ut the dream of w)nn)ng the Cham*)ons "eague, wh)ch so br)efly looked *oss)ble as a clutch ofworld8class stars arr)(ed last summer, has now dr)fted back )nto the ether3

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