Reports in the Spanish media today claim that Diego Costa will not report for training with Chelsea tomorrow as preseason begins at Cobham.
The striker has been the subject of transfer controversy all summer as he looks to force a move away from Stamford Bridge, and things appear to be reaching breaking point according to AS.
They claim that the forward is still in Brazil on holiday and will not return as he looks to sharply increase the pressure on his club to sell him.
Atleti are interested but cannot register players until January thanks to their transfer ban. Costa is apparently happy to go and sit on the bench in Madrid until then, but first the clubs will have to agree a fee. The same piece claims that Atleti’s latest offer was €30m, but Chelsea are holding out for as much as they can get for the want-away forward.
