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title: "Milan stepping up efforts to sign Diego Costa"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-07-30T18:39:35Z"
modified: "2017-07-30T18:39:35Z"
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# Milan stepping up efforts to sign Diego Costa

The future of Diego Costa has been clear for some time: Antonio Conte doesn’t want him and is keen to see him leave, but it’s easier said than done.

With just over a month left of the transfer window, the Spaniard isn’t even remotely close to leaving after former club Atletico Madrid were handed a transfer ban, but AC Milan are ready to step up their efforts to sign him.

Italian news outlet [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/exclusive-ac-milan-can-sign-chelsea-wantaway-on-one-condition-80247) say that Milan are to make a concrete offer to sign Costa, but only if he commits his future to the Serie A club.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/689820248.jpg)

Costa had his heart set on a return to Atletico Madrid prior to their transfer ban and is open to a loan move until the January transfer window opens up and Atletico can sign the striker, but Milan want him on a permanent basis and more importantly, want him for the long-term.

Chelsea have moved on from Costa with the £70m signing of Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, but are eager to see him leave in order to free up wages for potential new arrivals.