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title: "Agreement reached for Diego Costa to return to Atletico"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2017/09/21/agreement-reached-for-diego-costa-to-return-to-atletico/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Browning"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-09-21T13:40:12Z"
modified: "2017-09-21T13:46:14Z"
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# Agreement reached for Diego Costa to return to Atletico

An agreement has finally been reached for Diego Costa to return to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea.

> Twitter: Initial agreement with @ChelseaFC for the transfer of @diegocosta ![➡️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2.3/svg/27a1.svg) https://t.co/2V6qISKI7o (@atletienglish)

The 28-year-old striker joined The Blues from Atletico in the summer of 2014 and has scored 59 goals in 120 appearances since his arrival at Stamford Bridge.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/689820246.jpg)

Costa has made it very clear since the end of last season that he wishes to return to Atletico and missed Chelsea training sessions in order to force a move through.

His former club have now confirmed that an agreement has finally been reached between the two clubs and the striker will have a medical in the Spanish capital, with a view to the transfer taking place.

Costa is yet to finalise his contract with Atletico but this should be somewhat of a formality.