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Atletico Madrid officially unveil Diego Costa
Spanish League giants, Atletico Madrid have officially unveiled Diego Costa as the club’s player and handed him the number 18 jersey.
The 29-year old returned to the La Liga club for a reported £45m after leaving Premier League champions, Chelsea, at the end of last season.
Atletico had since then paid for the services of the Spaniard but could not feature him in matches because of a FIFA transfer ban on the club which expires today, December 31.
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“WELCOME HOME. ???We’ve missed that smile, @DiegoCosta. #AúpaAtleti #BienvenidoDiegoCosta,” Atletico tweeted on Sunday while unveiling the striker at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Costa, who helped Chelsea win the Premier League during his three-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge, said he was delighted to return to Atletico, from where he joined Chelsea in 2014.
”I want to thank the club for all the hard work they did to be able to bring me back,” he said at the unveiling ceremony. “From the heart, thank you.”
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