The club officials will meet Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia hoping to finalise the transfer of the Spain striker. Atletico, who cannot sign players until January because of a FIFA transfer embargo, are willing to raise their offer to 35m Euros (around £32m) to seal the deal. Costa has already agreed a salary of 10m Euros […]
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Chelsea news: Diego Costa to begin peace talks to save World Cup dream after failed move
The Chelsea striker suffered a major blow on Friday when the move to Atletico Madrid he has been pushing for collapsed at the last moment with the two clubs unable to agree a fee. Costa, who is still back home in Brazil having refused to return to Chelsea since the end of last season, is […]
Diego Costa and Chelsea might be heading to court: Prem champs consider £50m lawsuit
The Premier League champions are understood to be considering suing the rebel striker for up to £50million if he continues to refuse to return to the club. They would claim breach of a contract from which Costa is paid £185,000 a week – the club’s second highest earner – and which still has two years […]
Chelsea Transfer News: Diego Costa may sabotage £49m move to Atletico Madrid
The Spain striker’s lawyers were in Madrid on Wednesday along with Chelsea lawyers thrashing out a deal, and with the Spanish transfer window shutting an extra 24 hours later than the English, Atletico are still confident the transfer can be clinched. But what could scupper the move is the fact that Costa owes Chelsea some […]
Chelsea transfer news: Diego Costa will NOT join Atletico Madrid this summer
Diego Costa is determined to leave Chelsea this summer and has made it clear he wishes to return to Atletico Madrid. The Spanish club are keen to bring the striker back and have been in talks with the Blues since he went on strike. However, despite both parties willing the deal to happen, a move […]
Chelsea transfer news: Diego Costa leaves Surrey home as £50m Atletico talks continue
The striker is desperate to seal a move back to Atletico Madrid and talks over a £50m move are ongoing. And the Mirror are now claiming he has moved out of his house – with his friends supposedly saying he no longer has a home in England. Costa has missed Chelsea’s first two Premier League […]
Chelsea transfer news LIVE updates: Atletico to make Costa bid, Aubameyang hint, Conte mad
Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Follow all the latest news and gossip from Stamford Bridge Costa on Conte text 10:00 Chelsea striker Diego Costa wants to speak face to face with manager Antonio Conte. Costa has been vocal of his anger at Chelsea after the Blues dumped him via text message in June. The Spain international’s […]
Chelsea Transfer Shock: Diego Costa rejects £13m loan move
Costa wants to leave Chelsea and the club are keen to sell. The striker has urged his former club Atletico Madrid to bring him back to Spain but the La Liga side are struggling to come up with the £50m fee Chelsea are demanding. Atletico’s transfer ban means he would also be unable to play […]
I lived in Costa Rica for a year, and everyone was worried about climate change
veroxdale / Shutterstock When my family moved from Maine to a mountain in Costa Rica for a year, we discovered a tropical wonderland—a dense forest covered by a protective blanket of clouds and adorned with woody vines, wild orchids, 15-foot tree ferns, and exotic wildlife. We knew to expect sloths, parrots, and even scorpions in […]
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte can't stop LAUGHING when asked about Diego Costa
Costa gave an explosive interview earlier in the week in which he claimed he was being treated like a criminal at Chelsea having been exiled by Conte. “I wouldn’t be allowed access to the first-team dressing room and I would have no contact with the guys. I’m not a criminal,” he said. “I don’t think […]