during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge, London, England on 21 May 2017.
The forward was linked with a move to his former club, Atletico Madrid during the last summer window, which he also confirmed that he held successful talks withe the La Liga outfit but they were not ready to meet Chelsea’s valuation for the transfer fee.
Last January transfer window also witnessed Costa linked with a move to Chinese Super League club, Tianjian Quanjian after it emerged that he was involved in a training ground spat with Antonio Conte and went on to discuss transfer with the Chinese club but did not materialise as the Blues refused to sell.
In recent weeks, the Spaniard was spotted at an exclusive London restaurant with a group of businessmen alongside his agent, Jorge Mendes in what looked with a transfer meeting, fuelling speculations that Diego Costa wants to leave the Premier League due to the harsh officiating from referees.
