Chelsea firebrand Diego Costa is ready to force through a move to Atletico Madrid.

Marca says the case of Costa is far from closed, beginning back in early June when he informed the press of Antonio Conte's insistence that he will be sold during the summer.

Since then, the Premier League champions have been searching intently for a new star striker - such as Alvaro Morata or Andrea Belotti - and thus Atleti have been in no rush while they wait on Costa to be forced out by a new arrival.

However the player remains in Brazil and has no plans to come back to start working under Conte at Cobham.

Nonetheless, Los Rojiblancos are even happy to complete the deal as late as August, given that Costa would be stuck on the sidelines until January anyway.