Andre Villas-Boas, but the Zenit coach poured cold
water on the rumours.
Zenit head coach Andre Villas-Boas has dismissed speculation
that he will make a January move for Chelsea striker Radamel
Falcao despite trying to sign him in the close-season.
Falcao is on a season-long loan at Stamford Bridge having
endured a poor loan spell at Manchester United last term in
which he scored just four goals in 26 Premier League
appearances.
The Colombia international has found regular playing time hard
to come by under Jose Mourinho, though, and has started just
once in the Premier League for the struggling champions.
Rumours subsequently circulated that Villas-Boas, who coach
Falcao during his time at Porto, was keen on a reunion with the
29-year-old.
But the Portuguese says that a move is not possible, telling
Zenit's official website: "I haven't had a conversation with Jose,
the player belongs to Chelsea, on loan from Monaco.
"It's difficult to bring such a player to Russia with the rules and
regulations we have, we tried to bring him here in the summer
at the start of the season, but then the rules changed a week
before the season started.
"We can't bring him here because of the rules and we don't have
space. We have (Artyom) Dzyuba, his form is great for the club
and the national team and he deserves respect.
"Due to the limitations we can't bring Falcao here, his salary is
immense too and the financial rules in place prevent this."
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