 On 3 November, Falcao picked up a muscular injury in training, and was ruled out for a "few weeks", however on 15 January 2016, new manager Guus Hiddink confirmed that Falcao's latest injury setback was "very serious".He was dropped from the team's Champions League squad the following month, in favour of new addition Alexandre Pato.At the end of the 2015–16 season, Falcao returned to Monaco.