CHELSEA have suffered a blow in their bid to send Radamel Falcao back to Monaco.
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| Radamel Falcao is out injured again and Monaco may refuse to take him back in January |
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The Colombia striker has been out since October with a thigh issue and has suffered a major setback, according to reports.
Falcao, who has scored just once for Chelsea, was set to end his loan spell and cut his £140,000-a-week wages off the club's bill.
However the latest injury may see him stay put - and Guus Hiddink is also considering dipping into the transfer market to add to his squad.
Hiddink said: "If it's a long period of instability, then yes we might need more firepower."
Loic Remy has also been linked with a move away from the club, although Hiddink says he will stay put while Patrick Bamford will be back from Crystal Palace.
Bamford, however, is expected to go somewhere else on loan with QPR and Middlesbrough keen on taking him for the remainder of the season.
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| Patrick Bamford will be back at Stamford Bridge from January |
But Falcao is giving Chelsea the biggest headache at the moment with his injury setback potentially seeing Monaco refuse to take him back.
Falcao joined Manchester United from the French club last season but scored just four times for Louis van Gaal.
United decided against the option of signing him and he then joined Chelsea on loan.
Since arriving at Stamford Bridge he has started just once in the Premier League and been used as a sub on eight occasions, but he hasn't featured since Ocotber 31.
Hiddink said he is "back to square one" again after aggravating the thigh injury.
He added: "We had him in a game and he had this injury again.
"Our medical staff tried to build him up and he had a setback which is not a positive signal."
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