Costa: No Conte animosity

Diego Costa speaks of his delight after Chelsea and
Atletico Madrid agree a deal for his transfer back to
La Liga.
Diego Costa says he holds no animosity towards
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte as he prepares to
complete his return to Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea announced on Thursday that they had agreed
to sell the Spain international back to Atletico for a
fee understood to be over £50m, subject to personal
terms and a medical.
Costa was deemed surplus to requirements by Conte
in the summer, despite scoring 20 goals in 35
appearances last season as Chelsea cruised to the
Premier League title.
Diego Costa (L) will link up once again with Diego
Simeone at Atletico
The 28-year-old refused to return to Chelsea's
Cobham training base in August having failed to
secure a move away from Stamford Bridge and
instead remained in Brazil in the hope that Atletico
could strike a deal with the Blues.
When asked in Sao Paulo if he was upset at the way
Conte had treated him, Costa told Splash News :
"There's nothing of the sort there, I'm not upset with
anybody, I have no bitterness towards anyone.
Everything is cool."
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Asked if he had a message for the Chelsea fans, he
added: "Everybody knows how much I love the fans."
Atletico had failed to push through the move before
the summer transfer deadline, safe in the knowledge
that Costa would not be able to play for them until
January due to the club's transfer ban.
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Costa has not played for 98 days since he appeared
for Spain in a World Cup Qualifier against Macedonia
in June.
He spent four years at Atletico before joining Chelsea
in July 2014 after they met his £32m buy-out clause.
Costa went on to score 59 goals in 120 matches
during his time with Chelsea, winning two Premier
League titles and one League Cup.

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