Costa Still in Chelsea's 25 man squard for Premier League
Chelsea have named wantaway striker Diego
Costa in their 25- an Premier League squad.
Costa is currently considered AWOL by Chelsea, having downed
tools after he was told he was no longer in Antonio Conte’s future plans and returning to his hometown
of Lagarto in Brazil.
The 28-year-old was expected to complete a move to former
club Atletico Madrid before the Spanish summer
transfer window closed on Friday night, but the deal is now seen as incredibly
unlikely to go through on time.
And
now Chelsea have decided to name the striker in their squad, although the
chances of a reconciliation between Costa and Conte remain incredibly slim.
Earlier in the week a move to Atletico Madrid looked like it was
only a matter of time as midfielder Koke said
the whole club hoped that Costa would complete a return to Spain, although he
admitted the situation was “complicated”.
Costa
has been open about his desire to return to the club where he spent five
seasons before moving to the Premier League, but Atletico’s transfer ban means
he cannot register with them until January.
Nevertheless,
Koke believes the 28-year-old would be a positive influence on the La Liga
side.
“We
all want Diego Costa to come, but the situation is complicated,” Koke told
Cadena Ser.
“If
Diego comes, he will help us and he already knows a lot of us at the club so
for us it would be very exciting.”
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