Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has undergone successful foot surgery in Brazil.

Costa travelled to Brazil to undergo surgery and the procedure has been carried out without any hiccups.

"Diego Costa underwent an operation on his left foot in Brazil on Wednesday," the club stated on their website.

"The operation has been a success and everything has gone according to plan.

"The intervention consisted in the removal of the osteosynthesis material of the V metatarsal that our player underwent 12 years ago and in repairing the short peroneal tendon."