The father of Atletico Madrid star Radamel Falcao admits he dreams of playing for Real Madrid.

The striker's father made an astonishing declaration on Wednesday that his son's ambition was always to play in the white shirt of Real Madrid.

Radamel Garcia told En Gran debate de Todelar: "His dream is to play for Real Madrid.

"Since he was a boy he's always wanted to play there. Other teams in Europe like Chelsea and Manchester City were interested in him.

"If he can't play for Real Madrid, he'll play for a team in England.

"Of course he wants to go to the 2014 World Cup, but most of all, he wants to go to Real Madrid."

Perhaps embarrassed by his father's unexpected confession, Falcao tonight took to his official Twitter account to express his commitment to his current club.

He tweeted: "Just so the whole world is clear: my dream is to win titles with Atletico Madrid and to qualify for the World Cup with Colombia."