One of the protagonists of this winter market has been Diego Costa. Surprising at least has been his move. At the beginning of the year he decided to request his termination of the Atlético de Madrid to become a free player, and a month later he finds himself without a team and training with his hometown club, Lizard, in Brazil.
It is true that being without a team the player could sign for any club that has free chips at this time. So both the forward and his agents continue to comb the market in search of new opportunities to continue their football career. Remember that Diego Costa asked to leave for personal reasons. At the club they did not put him in trouble but they asked him to sign a clause that in the event that he went to any team with which they competed for the League, he would have to pay 25 million euros, referring to Barcelona, Real Madrid and Seville. And five million if he went to a team that was in the Champions League.
During this last month he has been associated with up to six teams of the Premier League among those who have stood out teams such as Arsenal, Wolverhampton or Manchester City. Even from England it was expected that the last day would ring the bell. It has also sounded for clubs in Spain such as Sevilla or Elche and in Italy such as Juventus. Even for league groups such as China, it sounded for him Guangzhou Evergrande, and of Argentina, Boca Juniors. At the moment none of those options have come out.
Although without a doubt his most famous negotiation was his offer to the Olympique de Marseille. The technician himself, Villas BoasAt a press conference, he pointed out that “the first thing is that Diego Costa receives 16 million euros a year without taxes. I received a WhatsApp message from a number I did not know telling me that Diego Costa wanted to come to OM. I thought it was a joke. He is one of the best forwards in the world, he is going to look for something more. At this salary level, we are not capable ”.
I thought it was a joke. He is one of the best forwards in the world, he is going to look for something more
Also since Turkey reported that he rejected a formal offer from Trabzonspor. The Turkish team offered him a contract for the next three seasons, at a rate of 2.5 million euros per season. An offer that did not end up interesting to Lagarto.
Now the player will continue in Brazil working in search of a team in which he can continue his career. All of this, while the Atlético de Madrid continues to lead in the classification and sealing one of its best numbers in history. Of course, at the moment the successor in the staff of Diego Costa, Moussa Dembelé has not had minutes.