Chelsea Transfers: 5 Strikers Mourinho Should Target This Summer

3. Diego Costa

Diego Costa is currently one of the hottest players on the planet right now after his performances for Athletico Madrid this season have suggested the possibility of a break-up in the previous dominance in Spanish football. Barcelona and Real Madrid have been top of the pile for years but this season Athletico have thrown a spanner into the works, flying high and battling for the La Liga crown. A lot of their performances this season are down to Costa. Athletico manager Diego Simone has stated in the past that no player is indispensable to the club and he is said to have come to terms with the fact that they will lose Diego Costa in the Summer- like they did with Torres and Sergio Aguero. It is likely that the player will end up in the Premier League next season with Mancester United, Liverpool and Arsenal all said to be interested in his signature. However, Chelsea may hold a big bargaining chip in the form of Thibault Courtois. Late in January, it was reported that Chelsea had agreed to match the £32m buyout clause in Costa's contract and that the London club had made a verbal agreement for the player to join in the Summer.