Atlético de Madrid fires Diego Costa and Arsenal is their potential destination

“Atlético de Madrid and Diego Costa reached an agreement to terminate the forward’s contract, which was to expire on June 30, 2021,” Atlético said in a statement.

The capital club thanked Diego Costa for his dedication during these years, and we wish him good luck in the next stage of his professional career.

In their statement, Atlético recounted the 32-year-old’s career at the club, saying: “He came to our club in 2006 when he was seventeen years old and the forward played 215 official matches in two stages, scoring 83 goals with 36 assists.”

And he continued: “During his time at Atlético de Madrid he won the Spanish League (2013-2014), the Spanish Cup (2013), the European League (2018) and the European Super Cup on two occasions (2010 and 2018 ) “.

Costa came to Atlético for the first time in 2007 from Braga, but did not defend the colors of the capital club in any game, since he kept it on loan to his former team, then he went to Celta de Vigo and Albacete also on loan, before signing in 2009 with Valladolid.

But he soon returned to Atlético in 2010 and stayed with him until 2014 (he was loaned out in 2012 to Rayo Vallecano during this period), before reaching the English Premier League in 2014 to defend the colors of Chelsea, where he won the League title in twice and the League Cup once, which prompted the capital club to hire him again in January 2018.

The British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that Costa may return to the English Premier League and back to London, but to defend the colors of Arsenal and not his former club Chelsea, as part of the effort of the Spanish coach of the “Gunners” Mikel Arteta for trying to correct the course in the face of the disastrous situation that exists. He is currently in 15th place after 15 stages with 17 points from just 5 wins, against 8 losses and two draws.

And the Spanish newspaper “AS” believed that Atlético preferred Costa’s departure to a team that could pose no threat to him for the rest of his Champions League career, as they qualified for the final prize to face Chelsea in particular on February 23, back and March 17.