A statement on www.chelseafc.com read:
Chelsea Football Club can confirm an
agreement has been reached with
Atletico Madrid for the transfer of
Diego Costa, with Chelsea meeting the
buy-out clause for the Spanish
international.
Costa becomes the clubs second major
signing after midfielder Cesc Fabragas’
arrival from Barcelona and he’ll bring with
him a major goal threat, with the striker
scoring a sensational 36 goals last season
to help Atletico win the La Liga title and
reach the final of the Champions League.
Although Jose Mourinho is expected to sign
a few more players this summer, he’s
already built a fearsome looking squad
and I’m going to have a look at how they
might line-up next season with their two
new big-money additions.
Obviously Costa is expected to be
Chelsea’s first choice striker next season
with Mourinho previously showing no real
faith in his current crop, so I expect the
Brazilian-born hitman will lead the line.
Fabregas on the other hand could be
deployed in a deep-lying playmaker role
alongside Nemanja Matic, and this would
allow Oscar to retain his place in the
team. However, Mourinho prefers to have
two powerful, ‘warriors’ in front of his
defence so unless he’s planning on
changing tact to a more attack-minded
set-up next season, I’d expect Ramires or
a new signing to play with Matic and
Fabregas to play in the ‘hole’ behind
Costa.
I’ve also gone with youngster Thibaut
Courtois in goal but it could just as easily
be Petr Cech – we’ll have to see what
Mourinho’s plans are for the Belgian
international.
Here’s how Chelsea could look with
Fabregas and Costa in the team:
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