Diego Costa given four demands by Chelsea before they will consider selling wantaway star to Atletico Madrid
Stamford Bridge chiefs gave the 28-year-old Brazilian the ultimatum today as he refuses to return to London
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CHELSEA have given Diego Costa four demands before they will consider selling the wantaway star, SunSport can exclusively reveal.
Stamford Bridge chiefs gave the 28-year-old Brazilian the ultimatum today as he refuses to return to London and play for the club.
The Blues want the striker to do the following before they will flog him to Atletico Madrid.
- He must return to Cobham.
- Costa must return to training.
- He must prove his match fitness.
- And Costa must put him into contention for a first-team place.
Chelsea have also contested the forward's claims he is being forced to train with the reserves.
The Blues can also continue fining him indefinitely until he returns after breaching their code of conduct.
He has been told every time he misses a game, he will be stung with a two-week wage hit, essentially meaning they will have to pay him again.
SunSport also understands Costa has not contacted the PFA over his claims he is being "treated like a criminal".
Costa remarkably claimed he is being treated like a "criminal" by Chelsea in an explosive interview with the .
The Spanish striker has gone AWOL in Brazil after being told he can leave by Conte in a public spat.
He says he is being held against his will with his heart set on a return to Atletico Madrid.
Costa said: "I am waiting for Chelsea to set me free. Why won’t they let me go if they don’t want me?
"My desire is to go to Atletico (where he played from 2010-14). I’ve spoken to Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. I said, 'If the manager doesn’t want me, I want to go to Atletico Madrid'.
"They want me to be there training with the reserves. I wouldn’t be allowed access to the first-team dressing room and I would have no contact at all with the guys. I’m not a criminal! I don’t think it is fair after all I have done to be treated like that."
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Costa was fined £300,000 after failing to report for training TWO WEEKS ago.
But he has been pictured partying in Brazil instead of returning to the club’s Cobham HQ and working on his fitness.
But Costa was still due to return and keep himself in shape for a potential move.
He has now been fined two weeks wages, with his current earnings £150,000 a week.
His situation has been complicated by his dream move back to Atletico Madrid being put on hold as they have a transfer embargo until January.
Chelsea were beaten 3-2 by Burnley in the worst possible start to their Premier League defence on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.
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