Chelsea striker Diego Costa has made a lot of headlines this season, but it’s mostly been for all the right reasons. The Spaniard superstar has received a lot of publicity for scoring goals, often of the game winning variety; instead of making headlines for cheating and then being reprimanded, per usual during his career.
The last 24 hours have been tumultuous though as Costa, the Premier League’s leading scorer, who’s having a Player of the Year kind of campaign, was dropped for the weekend trip to Leicester City.
He didn’t even make the trip, but Chelsea didn’t miss a beat, drubbing the defending champions at the King Power Stadium 3-0.
Ever since Chelsea boss Antonio Conte made the switch to 3-4-3 formation, the Blues have been dominant, and that continued, even without Diego Costa, who’s in a huge argument with the management right now.
The Costa-Conte row stems from the ridiculously lucrative offer that Costa has received from the Chinese Super League. Apparently though, the Spaniard is not interested in leaving Stamford Bridge for China. Via ESPN FC:
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has told friends he has no interest in accepting a lucrative offer from the Chinese Super League in January despite being dropped by Antonio Conte for Saturday’s game at Leicester City, sources close to the player have told ESPN Brasil.
Watch this space, as the drama has only just begun.
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