During the last month Chelsea have been trying to close the deal that would take Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge. The Spanish striker had an impressive season and after Atletico Madrid eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League, Mourinho made his wish known.
As it always happens with the dreams of whoever coaches the Blues, they become reality thanks to the team’s generous owner, Roamn Abramovich. Therefore, it should shock nobody if the Russian president decided to cough up £32M for Atleti’s gem.
Diego Costa has passed his medical at Chelsea. Welcome to Premier League http://t.co/isQyvcbJZq
— Football Vines (@FootballVines) June 4, 2014
Despite Mou having Torres, Eto’o, and Ba, he still feels that his team cannot be competitive in the Premier League. The numbers clearly show that Costa is one of the most in form strikers in Europe; for instance, the Spanish talent scored more goals than Torres, Eto’o, and Ba combined. However, you don’t always need the best players in every position to win.
The three musketeers are just not cutting it anymore for Mou's high standards
36 - Diego Costa scored 36 goals in all comps for A.Madrid in 2013-14; five more than Torres, Ba & Eto'o combined for Chelsea (31). Upgrade.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 4, 2014
Case in point, Manchester City won the title thanks to Negredo first, and Dzeko afterward, who consistently filled in where Aguero was unavailable. A winning team is not always the most expensive team.
Diego Costa scored more league goals (27) last season than Fernando Torres (20) in his 3 & a half season with Chelsea combined. #CFC
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 4, 2014
Arguably, the Special One already had the best club in England, but lost decisive points against small teams. The Rojiblancos’ forward will hardly cure that problem, as strikers like Eto’o or Torres can already make the difference against Southampton or Newcastle.
Finally, the drama-filled transfer of Costa to Chelsea is wrapping up
This is Mourinho though, a master of excuses and of blaming everything and everyone, but himself. In fact, the Portuguese would not be satisfied with only Costa and is looking to substitute departing Cole and Lampard, with Atleti’s Filipe Luis and Tiago. Chelsea’s manager will likely use Torres as a valuable asset to arrive to the Brazilian left-back and the Portuguese midfielder.
Diego Costa has passed his medical at Chelsea. Welcome to Premier League http://t.co/isQyvcbJZq
— Football Vines (@FootballVines) June 4, 2014