Aston Villa captain John Terry has paid tribute to former Chelsea teammate Diego Costa.

Chelsea confirmed on Thursday afternoon that they had reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid over the striker.

Taking to Instragram to say farewell to his old teammate, former Chelsea skipper Terry wrote: “Good Luck @diego.costa in your next journey my friend.

“An unbelievable player and one of the nicest and funniest guys I have met in football, playing against him in training and games was an absolute nightmare, one of the best and underrated players I have played with and against."

“He gave everything for our club every time he wore a Chelsea shirt and was a born winner.

“Going to miss you mate. Good luck to you and your family."