D.Costa: I Was Close to Transferring to "Liverpool"

Chelsea forward Diego Costa revealed that before moving to England in 2013, he had an offer from the Liverpool club. Last summer, for approximately 40 million euros, the Spaniard left Atletico Madrid and joined the team led by Jose Mourinho. However, the striker revealed that two years ago he had a great opportunity to leave "Los Rojiblancos" and move to Liverpool. "In 2013, I was close to leaving Atletico," quotes the words of the Spanish national team player from the Daily Mirror. "I knew that Liverpool is a great team, but how could I leave Atletico when I had earned a place in the team. In the end, I decided that Atletico was growing as a club and I stayed". Having moved to the Premier League, D. Costa demonstrates impressive results. In the 21 games played, he managed to score 17 goals.