Chelsea have agreed a £32m deal
with Atletico Madrid for striker
Diego Costa, according to Sky
sources.
Costa, who has played a starring
role in the Spanish club's run
towards a possible La Liga/
Champions League double, has
long been linked with a move to
London, with Jose Mourinho
desperate to sign a prolific striker.
Mourinho suggested at the end of
Chelsea's final Premier League
game of the season that he was
keen to make his biggest splash
into the summer transfer market
as soon as possible.
19. Diego Costa
47 (2) Appearances
35 Goals
4 Assists
12 Yellows
0 Reds
Current Season
The deal with Costa is not
expected to be formally
announced until early June, after
the big two games he is fighting
to be fit for.
Costa suffered a hamstring injury
and missed Atletico's 1-1 draw
with Malaga on Sunday, a game in
which a win would have sealed
the Spanish title.
Atletico travel to Barcelona on
Saturday for a match that will now
decide where the trophy goes and
seven days later they take on city
rivals Real in the Champions
League final in Lisbon.
Chelsea finished the 2013/14
season in third place, four points
behind Manchester City and two
behind Liverpool, with their
goalscoring record seen by many
as the reason for them failing to
win a trophy.
The Blues scored 71 goals,
compared to 102 for City and
Liverpool's 101, and their only
player in double figures was
attacking midfielder Eden Hazard,
who managed 14.
Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and
Demba Ba scored only 19 goals
between them, often leading to
speculation Mourinho would make
a big-money move for a player like
Costa, who has scored 27 times in
33 appearances in La Liga this
season.
with Atletico Madrid for striker
Diego Costa, according to Sky
sources.
Costa, who has played a starring
role in the Spanish club's run
towards a possible La Liga/
Champions League double, has
long been linked with a move to
London, with Jose Mourinho
desperate to sign a prolific striker.
Mourinho suggested at the end of
Chelsea's final Premier League
game of the season that he was
keen to make his biggest splash
into the summer transfer market
as soon as possible.
19. Diego Costa
47 (2) Appearances
35 Goals
4 Assists
12 Yellows
0 Reds
Current Season
The deal with Costa is not
expected to be formally
announced until early June, after
the big two games he is fighting
to be fit for.
Costa suffered a hamstring injury
and missed Atletico's 1-1 draw
with Malaga on Sunday, a game in
which a win would have sealed
the Spanish title.
Atletico travel to Barcelona on
Saturday for a match that will now
decide where the trophy goes and
seven days later they take on city
rivals Real in the Champions
League final in Lisbon.
Chelsea finished the 2013/14
season in third place, four points
behind Manchester City and two
behind Liverpool, with their
goalscoring record seen by many
as the reason for them failing to
win a trophy.
The Blues scored 71 goals,
compared to 102 for City and
Liverpool's 101, and their only
player in double figures was
attacking midfielder Eden Hazard,
who managed 14.
Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and
Demba Ba scored only 19 goals
between them, often leading to
speculation Mourinho would make
a big-money move for a player like
Costa, who has scored 27 times in
33 appearances in La Liga this
season.
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