if we get him on the cheap for like 30 to 40m that would definitely be a sign of intent. i did never really watch diego costa much.
is he a similar kind of striker like higuain ? he seems to be pretty good technically.
to me, the Atletico version of Costa was better than Higuain for sure. the guy is big, strong, a beast in the box, can hold the ball, pass it. and a lot of people forget, but he played some sort of SS in his 1st 2 seasons at Atletico when Falcao was there and did it with a lot of success too. now, i dont know how much he regressed or improved at Chelsea as i only watched Chelsea this season and not that frequently, but he could potentially be an improvement for us, that X factor in the CL that Higuain seemingly isnt.
now a couple of obstacles. wages - what would be his wage demands (dont even know what he earns currently) and would we be willing to match it? might be after that paycheck and chose China over a competitive team. fee - what would Chelsea demand for him? maybe we could do some deal with with them because of Conte (Cuadrado), and in a situation where all the top teams outside England are stacked at CF and Atletico is transfer-banned, we might
just have to outbid Milan to get him. but then again, at Milan hed be a guaranteed starter, which bring me to my last point, where the fuck would we play him? change back to 4312 to fit him in? hes familiar with the role of a support striker as he has been one to Falcao in his Atletico days, but would WE be willing to go there? if its not 4312, then i have no idea where he would play. smells like another top player going to China to me