Diego Costa has been attracting interest from several Premier League clubs throughout the last couple of seasons, most notably Chelsea and Arsenal.
The attacker began his career with Portuguese club Braga before transferring to Atletico in 2007 for €1.5m and 50% of the player's rights. Costa spent 2 years going out on loan with several clubs including Braga, Celta and Albacete. During those years he made 72 appearances, scoring 14 goals.
Up until then, Diego Costa was yet to make an appearance for Atleti and, on the 8 July 2009, Real Valladolid and Atletico Madrid struck deal which saw goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo travel in the other direction. A clause was inserted including a buy-back option which was activated at the end of the 2010 season.
Upon his return to Colcherones, Costa scored 8 times in 39 appearances as an under-study to Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan. However, the 2011/2012 season saw him sidelined for the first half after a cruciate ligament rupture. In January 2012, he was eased back to recovery with a loan move to Rayo Vallecano. During the loan spell, he was credited with 10 goals in 16 appearances. Solid enough considering his comeback from a long-term injury.
The loan spell foresaw what a vital asset he would be in the following season for Madrid, where he guided his team to third position in the table and a Copa del Rey win with 20 goals in 44 appearances in a competitions.
The Brazilian, who has chosen to play for Spain, has been in tremendous form for Athletico Madrid this season, netting 19 goals in 18 Liga BBVA appearances this season. Diego Costa will not come cheap, as he extended his contract to Atleti until 2018 last summer, meaning that the Madrid team will command a hefty fee from Chelsea or Arsenal to acquire his services.
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