Costa willing to stay at
Chelsea in transfer
U-turn
Chelsea striker Diego Costa is reportedly ready to discuss
staying at the club with Antonio Conte amid a nightmare
summer transfer window in their search for new players.
The Spain international has been strongly linked with an
imminent return to Atletico Madrid after being told via text
message by Conte that he was not in his plans for next season.
likely that the Belgian’s move to Manchester United is still
in LA. However, Costa could yet change his mind and hand
Chelsea a major lifeline ahead of the new campaign as
they fail to bring in any of their targets to replace him.
Chelsea have also been linked with Real Madrid’s Alvaro
Morata and Torino front-man Andrea Belotti, while underwhelming
names such as Christian Benteke and Fernando Llorente are
being talked about as possible backup options.
However, keeping Costa would be cheaper than the former pair
and better than the latter two, so Conte will be delighted if
reports that he’s open to staying are correct.
According to The Sun, the 28-year-old’s move to Atletico is
in limbo somewhat, with the move far from ideal as the club
would not be able to register him until January due to their
transfer ban.
Costa on how Conte told him he
was leaving
‘I’m going to be honest, the other day, Conte sent
me a message saying I am not in his plans for
Chelsea, so I’ll have to find a way out.
‘I love living in Madrid, but I have to think about my
future.
‘It’s complicated because I cannot go four or five
months without playing. I have no preference
for a league, I just want to play.’
Costa wants to be playing as often as possible ahead
of next summer’s World Cup, and could then be tempted
to give it one final season at Stamford Bridge.
(Metro, UK)
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