Chelsea had previously been priced out of a move for Fiorentina’s Cuadrado, and are now set to turn their sights to the Brazilian player, who currently plies his trade in the Ukrainian top-flight.
And according to the Daily Mail, the West Londoners are set to bid around £16 million for the 24-year-old Costa.
However, they face a battle on their hands to land him, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur also interested in his signature.
But Chelsea hope the pull of former Shakhtar team-mate, and fellow compatriot Willian, could convince Costa to join the current league leaders.
To do this, Chelsea may need to off-load both Andre Schurrle, and Mohamed Salah respectively, in order to fund the deal.
By Ben Reardon
