Diego Costa's reputation as "The Beast" is one that Wolves are playing up.

The Premier League side have secured the veteran Spanish striker as a free agent.

Wolves released a unique video announcing Costa's arrival, which showed him wearing the team's kit and gripping chains that were tied to three wolves.

The video included the caption: "Diego is a wolf," and has since gone viral.

Asked about the video, Costa said: "I was scared to death. Holding that chain I kept thinking, 'What if this wolf thinks about jumping on top of me?' and then the three of them did.

"Because the lady training them kept calling them, asked them to move around a little... the wolves didn't do a single thing. I thought, 'If they're not doing anything with the trainer, if they come…'

"When they came and smelled my foot, I knew I was done for. I was a little scared then. Those were wolves, not dogs. It was a cool experience but not a very comfortable one. I have five dogs, but they're not wolves!"

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