{"id":232451,"date":"2016-07-20T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=232451"},"modified":"2016-07-20T06:00:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T06:00:02","slug":"diego-costa-must-stay-chelsea-boss-antonio-conte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/diego-costa-must-stay-chelsea-boss-antonio-conte\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Costa must stay – Chelsea boss Antonio Conte"},"content":{"rendered":"
Antonio Conte says Diego Costa is happy at Chelsea and denied that the striker is on his way back to Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n
Costa joined the Blues from Atletico for \u00a332m in July 2014 and enjoyed a productive first season at Stamford Bridge, scoring 20 goals in 37 appearances.<\/p>\n
And head coach Conte, whose Chelsea side are on a pre-season tour of Austria, has declared himself a huge fan of the player and wants him to remain in west London.<\/p>\n
“For me, Costa is a fantastic player, one of the best strikers in the world,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We are Chelsea and Chelsea are one of the best clubs in the world and for this reason, I think Diego Costa must stay.<\/p>\n