Atletico Madrid are trying to re-sign Diego Costa and are expected to make an offer for the Chelsea striker this week, Sky sources understand.

Atletico had agreed a deal to sign Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon this summer but that deal collapsed after their transfer ban was confirmed last month by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

With Lacazette moving to Arsenal, Atletico are now focusing on buying back Costa.

Despite being Chelsea’s top scorer last season, Costa was told last month by manager Antonio Conte that he was not in his plans for next season.

Diego Costa is not in Antonio Conte’s plans for next season

Costa wants to return to Atletico, even though he would not be able to play for them until January.
One option which Atletico have explored is signing Costa and loaning him to a Chinese club until the end of the year. The Chinese midseason window closes on July 14.
Tianijin Quanjian were willing to pay Chelsea £76m for Costa in January, but Atletico believe they can sign him for less than half that figure now.

Atletico sold Costa to Chelsea three years ago for £32m.

Chelsea players return for pre-season training on Monday and fly out for a tour of the Far East on July 18.

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Man Utd agree £75m fee with Everton for Romelu Lukaku
Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75m with Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku.
The 24-year-old Belgium international scored 25 Premier League goals last season.

United, who have been chasing Lukaku for most of the summer, will not now be pursuing their interest in Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata.

The move for Lukaku is not connected to talks aimed at taking United forward Wayne Rooney to Everton.

Jose Mourinho’s side are hopeful of concluding a deal in time for Lukaku to join the squad before they depart for a pre-season tour to the United States on Sunday.

The striker was on a list of forward options Mourinho gave to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward before the end of last season.

It had been thought Lukaku would return to his former club Chelsea, who he joined from Anderlecht in 2011.

The striker was sold to Everton for £28m by Mourinho during the Portuguese manager’s second spell in charge of Chelsea in 2014.

Lukaku is a client of agent Mino Raiola, who also looks after Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan – three players all signed by United last summer.
The Belgian turned down the most lucrative contract offer in Everton’s history in March and later said: “I don’t want to stay at the same level. I want to improve and I know where I want to do that.”

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