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Radamel Falcao dominates Twitter talk during transfer deadline day

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Radamel Falcao was the most tweeted-about player on transfer deadline day following his move from Monaco to Manchester United.

Radamel Falcao was the most popular footballer on Twitter during yesterday's transfer deadline day following his surprise move to Manchester United.

The Red Devils signed the Colombian striker on a season-long loan from Monaco.

Twitter has now revealed that Falcao was the most tweeted-about player during the close of the transfer window, with more than 1.5 million messages posted about the 28-year-old forward, according to the Daily Star.

Danny Welbeck's move from United to Arsenal was also a major talking point on the social networking website.

Javier Hernandez, Daley Blind and Tom Cleverley were also among the top five mentioned players on Twitter as the transfer clock ticked down.

Overall, 4.2 million deadline-day related tweets were sent throughout the day on Monday.

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Monaco's Colombian forward Radamel Falcao celebrates after scoring a goal from the penalty spot during the French L1 football match between AS Monaco and FC Lorient at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco on September 15, 2013
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