The Spain striker said Chelsea manager Antonio Conte doesn't want him playing for the English team next season, so he is on the market for a new club.
It is now nearly certain that Costa will be playing elsewhere next season, but where?
"To sign for Atletico does not mean I wouldn't play", the 28-year-old told Spanish radio station Onda Cero.
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The Stamford Bridge faithful had grown to appreciate and accept the wildish nature of Costa, understanding any attempts to tame him would be futile. Atletico are reportedly interested in bringing him back. I have to think about the World Cup. "So going into the new season my aim will be to top this one".
Chelsea have been frequently linked with an £80m move for Romelu Lukaku, a player they previously sold to Everton for £28m back in 2014.
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Subsequently in January, when Atletico Madrid's transfer ban ends, the two clubs can attempt to negotiate a swap involving Costa and Griezmann - a prospect that still looks bleak considering the broken relationship between Costa and Mourinho.
His former club Atletico cannot register new players until January 1 after infringing Federation Internationale de Football Association rules on signing underage players, but they can still make signings and loan them elsewhere until the New Year. How would a reunion play out?
Manchester United are in need of a dominant striker and Costa would certainly fit the bill. He comes with Premier League experience, which would make him a better option than someone like Alvaro Morata. Out of all Premier League players with more than 10 appearances, the Spaniard has scored in the highest percentage of games, 45 out of 89, or 50.6%.
However, the second season saw him have his differences with Jose Mourinho, who departed after a awful start to the season.
However, they are said to have almost agreed the transfer of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Sky Sports understands that AC Milan are now in talks to sign Diego Costa. Perhaps Conte's behaviour wasn't very classy and you could forgive Costa for exacting his revenge, but it is harder to have sympathy for a player of Costa's reputation. So, despite scoring five less goals than his Belgian counterpart, Costa won three times as many points for his team.
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