The Chelsea forward says he wanted to go back to Spain
to join his former club and link up with Diego Simeone,
but a few details prevented the transfer
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has revealed that he had his heart set
on a return to Atletico Madrid this summer, but the move failed
to go through because of "a few details".
Costa is now in his third season with Chelsea, scoring twice in the
opening three Premier League games of the season to take him to
39 goals for the London club.
The Spain international had been linked with a move back to
Atletico, and he has revealed he would have preferred to be
plying his trade at the Vicente Calderon this season instead of
Stamford Bridge.
"I wished I could go back to Atletico, I'm not going to lie," he
told Spanish TV station Movistar Plus while on international duty.
"Everyone knows what happened to me in England, with the
language, the weather and everything. But I can't complain
because I'm a boy whom the fans love, at Chelsea they respect me.
"I had the chance to go back but I couldn't, because of a few
details. I'm grateful to the people at Atletico, to Cholo [Simeone]
especially, who has always put his confidence in me.
"Now I am at Chelsea, I'm doing well, the league has started and
I'm focused on that. Things are how they are. I hope that
Atletico do very well, like last season but this time win titles. I
want the best for them, I always feel for them, but I have to do
my work at Chelsea."
Costa was part of the Atletico side that won the 2013-14 La Liga
title and reached the 2014 Champions League final under
Simeone, while he won the league in his first season in England.
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