Diego Costa ready to stay and fight for his place under Antonio Conte at Chelsea despite Atletico Madrid interest
Spanish giants concede a return for striker is looking unlikely as Diego Simeone targets Sevilla ace Kevin Gameiro
DIEGO COSTA is ready to stay and fight for his place at Chelsea next season, according to reports.
The aggressive Spaniard has been linked with a return to Atletico Madrid this summer after a poor season at Stamford Bridge.
Costa is allegedly in constant contact with Diego Simeone, who would love to bring the striker back to the Vicente Calderon.
But the claims Costa is now prepared to stay under new boss Antonio Conte and firmly establish himself as Chelsea’s first-choice forward.
Conte looks set to deploy his famous 3-5-2 formation which helped Juventus scooped three consecutive Serie A titles, and Costa could find himself leading the line alongside new £33million signing Michy Batshuayi.
The report adds Atletico have conceded defeat in their attempts to bring Costa back to La Liga, despite Conte retaining interest in Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata.
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And reports in Spain claim Simeone is now targeting a move for Sevilla ace Kevin Gameiro, who has also been linked with Barcelona.
The former Paris Saint-Germain star scored 29 goals in all competitions last season and was widely tipped for a call-up to Didier Deschamps’ France squad for Euro 2016.
claims Gameiro could be tempted to seek a new challenge after spending three years with Sevilla, and a move to the capital could be on the cards despite Atletico monitoring Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.