Almost two weeks after the end of the summer market, Bruno Lage receives a reinforcement that was not an initial option and has become a resource option: Diego Costa, former striker for Atl. Madrid and Chelsea return to the Premier League and is the new signing of Wolverhampton.
The 33-year-old striker has been without a club since leaving Atlético Mineiro last January and signed for the English at zero cost until the end of this season. Diego Costa came onto Wolverhampton’s radar last week following Saša Kalajdžić’s serious injury, The Austrian international signed this summer that cost 20 million and suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee on his debut.
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— Wolves (@wolves) September 12, 2022
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Diego Costa to Wolves as he is back in the Premier League. He is a series winner with a wealth of experience at the highest level and will bring something unique to our locker room and onto the pitch. We look forward to his impact at Molineux and Compton this season,” said Jeff Shi, president of the English club, in a statement.
Diego Costa, who between 2006 and 2007 was at Sp. Braga and also for Peñafiel, scored in the Atl. Madrid essentially between 2010 and 2014, period in which the mattresses He was champion of Spain, won a Copa del Rey and two European Super Cups and reached the Champions League final.
Moved to England and Chelsea, scoring 59 goals in three seasons and winning the Premier League twice, returning to Atl. Madrid already in 2018 to become national champion again and win a Europa League. He returned to Brazil in 2021, winning the Brasileirão and the Brazilian Cup with Atlético Mineiro, and is now back in the English league.
He is back. And he is part of the pack.
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— Wolves (@wolves) September 12, 2022
Source: Observadora
