According to reports, Diego Costa Has No Plans to Join Chelsea Pre-Season Amid Exit Rumours
Diego Costa is reportedly staying in Brazil and “has no plans” to return to Chelsea for pre-season training amid reports linking him with a move back to Atletico Madrid.
According to Marca’s Ainhoa Sanchez, Costa is set to leave the Blues this summer after being told by manager Antonio Conte that he does not fit in his plans, and it appears the striker is set to go on strike from training as a result.
However, Striker Diego Costa will still be sold this summer despite Antonio Conte missing out on Romelu Lukaku and Chelsea’s asking price will start at more than £60million.
Besiktas are interested in recruiting Costa for at least part of the season and any fee would go at least some way to offsetting the huge disparity between the valuations of Chelsea and Atletico.
Atletico are serving a FIFA transfer ban which prevents them from registering any new players before the end of the year. Even if the Spanish club were to clinch a deal Costa could not play for them until January.
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