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title: "Diego Costa’s return to Atletico unlikely"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George Butler"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2015-12-13T10:14:52Z"
modified: "2015-12-13T10:14:52Z"
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# Diego Costa’s return to Atletico unlikely

Diego Costa is unlikely to leave Chelsea in January to return to Atletico Madrid as the President of the Spanish side a deal would “complicated”, according to the [Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-signing-diego-costa-would-be-complicated-admits-atletico-madrid-president-a3135946.html?4).

The Spanish international has been desperately out of form this season and after a number of reported arguments with Jose Mourinho, the 27-year-old has been linked with a return to the Vincente Calderon.

Despite spending four years in the Spanish capital, Enrique Cerezo has played down the rumours, saying:

> It’s complicated for Atletico to make signings this winter.

![Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readchelsea.com/readchelsea/2015/12/500633500.jpg)

While Costa’s possesses undoubted quality, the continued petulance on and off the field has seen Chelsea fans and Mourinho begin to lose their faith in last year’s top scorer.

After a notably improved effort against Porto in the Champions League, reporters asked about the rumours and Costa said:

> You never know, look where Filipe Luis is now. Life is full of surprises.

Costa and Luis joined Chelsea together just last summer, but Luis returned after a year. With Diego Simeone having the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Jackson Martinez and former Chelsea striker Fernando Torres to choose from, a return does seem unlikely and time will tell whether Costa’s Chelsea career will be cut short.