15th July, 2014
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has completed his move to Chelsea from the Spanish champions on a five-year deal. The 25-year old is believed to have cost the London club around £32m.
“I am very happy to sign for Chelsea. Everybody knows it is a big club in a very competitive league, and I am very excited to get started in England,” the Brazilian-born Spanish striker said.
Costa is Chelsea’s third summer signing following the arrivals of Cesc Fabregas and Mario Pasalic.
The striker scored 36 goals in 52 games for Atletico last term as they won their first La Liga title since 1996 and reached the Champions League final.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had made the addition of a “killer” striker a key priority during the summer with Costa the favourite.
The London club scored 71 goals in the league last season, 31 fewer than champions Manchester City, who finished four points ahead of them, as Fernando Torres, Demba Ba and Samuel Eto’o all struggled to find the net consistently.