The Stamford Bridge faithful had grown to appreciate and accept the wildish nature of Costa, understanding any attempts to tame him would be futile.
However, the second season saw him have his differences with Jose Mourinho, who departed after a frightful start to the season.
Paper Round's view: We're sure Costa has had a fair bit of interest; after all, he was one of the league's top scorers last season.
AC Milan have also been linked with a move for Costa, while the Brazilian-born Spain global has rejected the idea of a move to China, as it would jeopardise his hopes of playing in the World Cup. The Spanish capital club have been heavily linked with a move for the Blues' player of the season, and the player has himself admitted that he will consider any offer from the 12-time Champions League winners.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa revealed today that he has been informed by Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte that his services are no longer required. My relationship with the coach has been bad this season. "It's a shame. but it is obvious that I'm not in the manager's plans and he doesn't want me there". The fight for the place has to be fair to stay and fight, but the fight is not fair and I have to leave. "I need to play, just that". But if he doesn't want me there, then I will have to look for a new team.
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Earlier this year, the owner of Tianjin Quanjian admitted to lining up a bid for Costa, only for it to be scuppered by the league's rules on foreign players.
The path has been cleared at the end of a campaign in which he generated plenty of transfer talk for a move to be made, with various landing spots mooted - from Atletico Madrid to China.
But it is certainly a risk for the Italian to dismiss Costa before a replacement has officially been brought in - especially as there are so few players like the Spaniard out there.
As aforementioned, while he would love to join Atletico Madrid, he can not afford to not play for six months, especially with the FIFA World Cup right around the corner.
Costa saw a big-money move to China fall through in January while his former club Atletico, who are keen to bring the 28-year-old back to the Vicente Calderon, can not register new players until January 2018 because of a transfer ban.
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