Diego Costa

[Shaggy]

Freelance (inc BBC) La Liga writer.

[Fivex]

Andy West @andywest01
Luis Suarez, Iago Aspas & Diego Costa will never play together. At least one of them will always be suspended. But if they do...ouch.

We should probably get another then, you know - just in case.

[Leyton388]

This has spurs late £1bn bid written all over it.

[dom9]

Freelance (inc BBC) La Liga writer.

Ta.

[Chris]

99% of their fans disagree so Andy West can **** off the cunt.

[dom9]

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[Fivex]

Who does Andy West support? Any ideas?

[Shaggy]

99% of their fans disagree so Andy West can **** off the cunt.

[Assassin]

Aspas, Costa and Suarez. The Three Nutterteers

[Shaggy]

Ben Smith @BenSmithBBC
Liverpool's move for Costa has no bearing on the future of Luis Suarez. Position on that unchanged. No new bids.

[Phoenix07]

Andy West talking a load of bollocks there.

[Pedenj]

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[Shaggy]

http://www.statsbomb.com/2013/06/cristian-tello-and-four-more-transfer-targets-from-spain-you-need-to-know/

Name: Diego Costa

Team: Atletico Madrid
Age: 24
Position: Forward
Potential Buyers: Arsenal

Year Apps G A ShpG KP Drib Disp Trn PS% NPG/90 Sot%
2013 24(7) 10 7 1.6 1.2 1 3 1.9 75 0.44 46%
2012 15(1) 10 4 2.8 0.9 1.3 3.4 2.1 69.9 0.55 46.70%

This is the player whose development made it past time for Falcao to go do his thing somewhere else. Assuming he can stay healthy (and he has had some injury issues), Costa is ready to become a major player for Atletico, as he assumes their primary forward role. When adjusted for penalties, he and Falcao had similar scoring rates, despite the fact that Costa clearly was not the primary option (only 1.6 ShpG this season).

The only thing that worries me about Costa are the turnover numbers, which float around 5 giveaways per game. If he can improve on those, while maintaining his lethal strike shots on target percentage, Madrid will be a force to be reckoned with next year, both in La Liga and in the Champions’ League.

Okay, I’d also be slightly worried about his discipline. A forward that wracks up 11 yellows in 24 starts? Who does that?

Likely price: Not for sale. Atelico are in the Champions’ League next season, and Costa is going nowhere. If he replicates his scoring rate of the last two years, he could even be in line to make Brazil’s World Cup squad next summer.

[spider-neil]

Anfield should emulate Costa by flicking bogies at the visiting crowd.