9 Things Chelsea Fans Need To Know About Diego Costa

3. He Scored The Same Number Of Goals As Lionel Messi Last Season

For £32 million, Chelsea are getting the killer striker Jose Mourinho has been looking for since returning to the club last summer. Last season, the likes of Fernando Torres, Demba Ba and Samuel Eto'o proved ineffectual, and with Eto'o leaving and Ba looking as though he might follow, the Blues needed to sign a world class forward this summer. They've done just that. In 2013-14, Costa smashed home 28 La Liga goals to propel Ateetico Madrid to their first Spanish title win since 1996, and bagged a further 36 in 52 overall appearances - including eight in nine Champions League outings. Domestically, only Cristiano Ronaldo (31) scored more league goals than Costa, who struck the same number of goals as Lionel Messi. It's quite the statistic, and no doubt one which will excite Chelsea fans ahead of the new season.