Atletico and Chelsea announced on Thursday they have reached an agreement for the transfer of the Brazilian-born striker to the Spanish club. Atletico said Chelsea gave the Spain international permission to travel to Madrid in the coming days to take his medical and finalize the contract with his former club. Costa will be allowed to play for Atletico only from January, when the club’s FIFA-imposed ban on registering new players ends. Costa joined Chelsea from Atletico in July 2014 for 32 million pounds ($41.2 million at the time) on a five-year deal. Costa publicly criticized Conte and immediately talked about his desire to return to Atletico, the team which he first joined in 2007.

Source: National Post September 21, 2017 16:18 UTC