Chelsea step up
attempts to offload
Diego Costa as exiled
striker will not return
to Blues fold
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Italian boss Antonio Conte is
unwilling to have the hitman
anywhere near his first-team squad
Chelsea are stepping up their
attempts to offload Diego Costa
with Antonio Conte unwilling to
have the striker anywhere near his
first team......................................................................................................
While the champions continued
their preparations for their title
defence in Asia, Costa remained
the 'ex on the beach' in Brazil,
beginning his own bid to regain his
fitness.
It is a far cry from last season when
the £40million marksman’s 20 goals
helped Chelsea to win the title.
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Conte confirmed last week that he
cut Costa loose because he had
grown fed up of his repeated bids
to quit the club.
Alvaro Morata has since joined
from Real Madrid to replace him
for a club record £65million.....................................................................................................
The Spaniard is in line to start
Saturday's International Champions
Cup game against Inter Milan at
Singapore's Sportshub.
When Chelsea’s players returned
for pre-season earlier this month,
the Blues initially insisted Costa
had been given extra time off after
his summer break.