Chelsea were given the green light to sign Diego Costa last night by Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone. This according to the Daily Star. Jose Mourinho is confident Chelsea have tied up a £50million deal for the striker, claims the Daily Mirror.
Manchester United Manager David Moyes “loves” Diego Costa. Andy Mitten, creator of long-standing fanzine United We Stand conducted an interview with former two-time United assistant Carlos Queiroz, now national coach of Iran, and claimed via Twitter that both the Portuguese and Moyes are both very keen admirers of Costa.
The Spaniard striker has tearing it up in both Champions League and La Liga. As he just can’t be stopped from scoring. There was a rumored deal involving Diego Costa and on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. It was rumored to be a swap deal for Diego Costa involving cash plus Courtois. Obviously, it didn’t happen. But as you remember, it was a very important and meaningful transfer window for CFC.
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