Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is making a good recovery from his recent knee surgery, the club have confirmed.

The Colombian will continue his rehabilitation at a sports clinic in Madrid following the successful operation, which was carried out by FC Porto's club doctors.

"Radamel Falcao has successfully completed the first phase of his recovery further to the operation on his left knee," read a statement on the Monaco website.

"AS Monaco FC and the player would like to thank all the people who took care of Falcao in Porto, in particular the medical department of Doctor Jose Carlos Noronha and the FC Porto club.

"Radamel Falcao is going to pursue from this Thursday the second phase of his recovery in the sport clinic in Madrid, in close collaboration with the medical department of AS Monaco FC."

Monaco manager Claudio Ranieri previously offered assurances that Falcao should regain match fitness in time for the 2014 World Cup finals.