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Diego Costa quits Atletico Madrid

Diego Costa

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward Diego Costa (centre) celebrates with Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Koke and Atletico Madrid's English defender Kieran Trippier after scoring during their Spanish League match against Athletic Club Bilbao at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on June 14, 2020.

Photo credit: File | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • During his time at Atletico, Costa was part of a squad that won one La Liga title in the 2013-14 season, one Copa del Rey (2013), one Europa League (2018) and two UEFA Super Cups (2010 and 2018).
  • "The club thanks Diego Costa for his dedication during these years and wishes him well in the next stage of his professional career," the club said.

Madrid

Former Spain and Chelsea striker Diego Costa's contract with Atletico Madrid was terminated on Tuesday, six months before it was scheduled to end.

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