Chelsea
have announced they have agreed to sell striker Diego Costa to Atletico
Madrid.
Sky sources indicate Atletico will pay more than £50m for the Spain
international, who will now have a medical in Madrid and discuss personal
terms.
Chelsea will not be subsiding his wages after he has signed for Atletico.
A Chelsea statement read: "Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with
Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa.
"The transfer will be subject to the agreement of personal terms and a
medical."
Costa refused to return to Chelsea's Cobham training base this summer,
instead remaining in Brazil in hope that Atletico could strike a deal to
bring him back to Madrid.
Atletico failed to push through the move before the 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.
Costa has not played for 98 days since he appeared for Spain in a World Cup
Qualifier against Macedonia in June.
The 28-year-old scored 20 goals in 35 Premier League appearances last season
as Chelsea cruised to the Premier League title, but was deemed surplus to
requirements by head coach Antonio Conte in the summer.
Costa spent four years at Atletico before joining Chelsea in July 2014 after
they met his £32m buy-out clause.
He went on to score 59 goals in 120 matches during his time with Chelsea,
winning two Premier League titles and one League Cup.
top