Diego Costa, the background of the farewell of Atlético de Madrid: “A close fight in the locker room”

A painful divorce, although consensual, between Diego Costa and Atlético de Madrid. After the termination of the contract, the Spaniard wanted to dedicate a long position to Social to your now ex team, which he defined “A great family, a great club”. Arrived in the Spanish capital in 2007, after several loans, he debuted with i mattresses in 2010, collecting 215 games and 83 goals. “Today with sadness, but at the same time with joy, I greet all the Atlético fans and all my people – keep reading Instagram – I am sad that I am no longer part of this family, but happy to have been part of it and to have been in this great club, Making history and have put my little name in this great company. I want to thank everyone, I think that leaving is the best way to help this club. I did the best I could or at least I always tried to “.

Diego Costa: “Thank you all”

“I want to thank my colleagues, the doctors, the physiotherapists were my family, I thank the coaching staff and then I can only thank the fans. They have always been a great motivator, the best thing about this great club – Diego Costa continued – I dreamed of hearing my name scream from them … It was a success and for me it will continue to be something unique, much more than the titles we won, because affection and the human aspect will always be the most important thing for me. As I have always shown on the field and in all matches, I am and will always be an athlete ”. The post has collected many “likes”, among which those of Krzysztof stand out Friday, Andrea Petagna, Joao Felix and cesc Fabregas, who also commented by writing some hearts.

Simeone’s words

The words of the Brazilian-born forward echoed with those of Diego Simeone, in his ninth year on the Atlético de Madrid bench. “The company explained everything in a statement, leave for personal reasons, His farewell does not penalize us and that is why everything was done with serenity – explained the Cholo – We have been together for a long time, we love each other, but Diego now needs new challenges. It’s okay, it’s strong and anywhere else it will do just fine because it’s a great fighter. We thank him for everything he has done, knowing that when we meet again we will embrace each other, remembering the beautiful things that united us from a human and sporting point of view ”.

A stormy goodbye?

Since Spain However, they are not so sure that Diego Costa’s farewell to Atlético was really all roses. According to radio broadcast reports “The Transistor” its Onda Cero, l’ex Chelsea He would almost come to blows with the assistant Cholo, Nelson alive: “He had become a toxic character for the locker room”announced the Spanish station, hinting that “The coexistence of Diego Costa with the coaching staff would thus become unsustainable”.