Chelsea FC have confirmed the signing of Spain striker Diego Costa after reaching agreement with Atletico Madrid.
‘The Blues’s’ move to finalise the deal prior to the start of Spain’s disappointing campaign in Brazil failed to materialise, but a deal thought to be in the region of £32m has finally been struck.
A Chelsea statement read: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa, with Chelsea meeting the buy-out clause for the Spanish international.”
Costa, who scored 36 goals in 52 games for Atletico last season, started in Spain’s first two matches at the Fifa World Cup. He however failed to register a goal for the soon-to-be-dethroned defending champions, who were ousted in the group stages.
With Samuel Eto’O set to quit Stamford Bridge and the future of Fernando Torres and Romelu Lukaku still hanging in the balance, Jose Mourinho has made the recruitment of a powerful striker his top priority ahead of next season.
Chelsea are also linked with Bayern Munich’s Mario Mandzukic and Fenerbahce’s Emmanuel Emenike.
