Diego Costa's contract at Atletico Madrid terminated for personal reasons
The 32-year-old striker’s deal with the Spanish club was due to run until the end of June.
The 32-year-old striker’s deal with the Spanish club was due to run until the end of June.
The Atletico Madrid striker and team-mate Santiago Arias are now self-isolating.
The former Chelsea striker celebrated by holding up the shirt of Virgina Torrecilla.
Costa was accused of failing to declare payments totalling over €5.15m from his move to Chelsea in 2014.
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Costa was sent-off in the first half of Atletico’s 2-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday.
Diego Costa was sent off after half an hour at Camp Nou as Atletico suffered a 2-0 defeat.
The striker is not adversed to arguing with officials, but this time he has been given his marching orders early.
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The striker wasn’t at his best last night.
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The Atletico Madrid star was booked again in his latest outing, but claims to have done nothing wrong as he continues to be singled out by officials.
The 29-year-old received just the second red card of his league career barely an hour into his return to the Spanish capital.
The Spain international made a scoring return in his first match since the FA Cup Final.
The striker only became eligible to play after the club’s transfer ban was lifted on Monday.
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Former Blues skipper John Terry is disappointed to see the Spain international force through a return to Atletico Madrid.
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The Spain international has been fronzen out by the London club’s manager Antonio Conte.
The Spain international remains a long way from playing football as his standing continues to fall in west London.
The striker had previously been named in the club’s Premier League squad.
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