SM
Ipswich vs. Man United: 3 hrs 35 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Diego Costa 'not expected to make Chelsea return'

:Headline: Diego Costa 'not expected to make Chelsea return': ID:306393: from db_amp
Chelsea striker Diego Costa reportedly remains insistent that he will not return to the club, despite missing out on a summer move away.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has reportedly given no suggestion that he is willing to bury the hatchet with the club despite missing out on a summer move away.

Costa has spent the opening weeks of the season on strike in Brazil after being informed via text that he has no future at the club by manager Antonio Conte during the summer break.

The 28-year-old was expected to strike a deal with Atletico Madrid which would see him move on loan to another club until the Spanish outfit's transfer ban expires in January.

However, no agreement was reached before last night's Spanish transfer deadline, and Costa is now unable to play for any team other than Chelsea until the window reopens next year.

Conte appeared to suggest that Costa could still play his way back into contention when he included him in his 25-man squad for the Premier League season, but The Telegraph reports that Costa has no plans to return to the club.

The Spain international is being fined £300,000 a week while he remains AWOL in Brazil, but he does not believe that he will be given a fair chance to compete for game time at Chelsea, who signed Alvaro Morata this summer.

Costa has scored 52 goals in just 89 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, including 20 to help fire them to the title last season.

amp_article__306393 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2017-09-14 22:15:19:
html db last update - 2017-09-14 22:15:19 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Diego Costa

Click here for more stories about Chelsea

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .