Atletico Madrid make final £57m offer for Chelsea striker Diego Costa as absent star remains in Brazil

  • Atletico Madrid have made their final offer for Diego Costa, a deal worth £57m
  • The offer is biggest in Atleti's history but Antonio Conte is playing hardball
  • The striker remains in Brazil and has not returned to London for Chelsea training 

By Ben Church For Mailonline

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Atletico Madrid have submitted a final £57million offer for Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

The Spanish club are reportedly desperate to re-sign the forward and are prepared to pay a record fee, according to reports from Marca. 

The potential deal would include an estimated £48m upfront with a further £9m in bonus add-ons.

Diego Costa is yet to return to Chelsea training this summer and remains at home in Brazil 

Diego Costa is yet to return to Chelsea training this summer and remains at home in Brazil 

It appears the striker's behaviour has made Chelsea play hardball over his potential move back to Spain, despite boss Antonio Conte admitting his does not see Costa as a player he can trust.


Costa has yet to return to London this season, despite failing to secure a move away from Stamford Bridge, and remains at his home in Brazil. 

Atletico are unlikely to come back with an improved offer but it appears an issue with loyalty payments is holding this deal up.

Atleti are understood to have paid around £53million to re-sign the striker who left in 2014

Atletico Madrid have submitted an offer of £57million to re-sign the striker who left in 2014

However, even if the offer is accepted, Costa would not be able to play for Atleti until January with the club under a transfer embargo.

Boss Diego Simeone is keen for Costa to start training before then though, with the striker having not played a competitive football match for 98 days.  

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