Updates : Costa releases statement after Chelsea order him to return

In the latest twist in the Diego Costa saga, the forward has confirmed he has no intention of returning to the club.

As per the Evening Standard, the striker has released a statement reaffirming his ambition to re-sign for Atletico Madrid this summer.
Sergipana de Futebol, a regional football association in Brazil released the following statement on the striker’s behalf.

“My destination is already made. I must return to Atletico Madrid. It turns out that there is the impasse that Chelsea does not want to release me. But I believe that this situation will be resolved now on my return to Spain.”
The striker has been ‘AWOL’ throughout the summer, spending his time in his native Brazil. The Premier League champions had been expecting him to return to the club in the latter weeks of July.

Reports so far have suggested that Atletico have been unable to agree on a fee with Chelsea, with the Blues determined not to lose the player on the cheap.

Costa himself has threatened legal actions, with Chelsea appearing to be no closer to completing a deal to sell the player. - Read Sport