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Diego Costa set to complete £54m switch from Chelsea today

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  • Diego Costa has been wanting a move back to Atletico Madrid all summer
  • Striker has been away withot leave all summer

The Spanish international has been frozen out by Blues boss Antonio Conte since the end of last season and has been in his native Brazil ever since.

Marca are now reporting that he may now have an escape route from Stamford Bridge with Atletico agreeing a £54million fee for the controversial striker.

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