Atletico Madrid and Chelsea hold further talks over a compromise £50m deal for striker Diego Costa
- Diego Costa is close to joining Atletico Madrid from Premier League Chelsea
- Costa has refused to report back to Cobham throughout the summer
- Atletico and Chelsea are working on a £50million compromise deal for him
Atletico Madrid and Chelsea have held further talks over a compromise deal for Diego Costa.
The two clubs are close to agreeing a deal that is likely to be worth around £40million plus around £10m add-ons.
Costa has refused to report back to the club's Cobham HQ, choosing instead to spend the summer in his native Brazil.
Diego Costa is desperate to leave Chelsea and has refused to return to their Cobham HQ
It is also understood that the striker has already started the process of moving his belongings from his property in England.
He has made it clear that he wants to join his former club Atletico Madrid and has no plans on playing for Chelsea again.
Indeed, Atletico star Koke has said that his team-mates want to see Costa at the Vicente Calderon.
'We all want Diego Costa to come, but the situation is complicated,' Koke, 25, told Cadena Ser.
'If Diego comes, he will help us and he already knows a lot of us at the club so for us it would be very exciting.'
Atletico Madrid players are still hoping to see Diego Costa arrive from Chelsea this summer
Atletico Madrid's Koke (right) says his team-mates want to see Costa return to the club
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