MADRID (Reuters) - Diego Costa's messy split from Chelsea appeared to reach its conclusion on Thursday with the Premier League club saying they had agreed to sell the Spain striker back to Atletico Madrid. "Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa," a statement said. At the time Costa seemed on the verge of signing a lucrative deal with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian. During the summer transfer window Chelsea signed a natural replacement in Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid. He will be eligible for selection from Jan. 2 when the Spanish transfer window opens and Atletico's ban ends.

Source: The Star September 21, 2017 14:35 UTC