Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 27, remains a target for
his old club Atletico Madrid with the Londoners eyeing Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata as his replacement.
There is also speculation that Mourinho and Diego Costa are not on good terms at the moment, following the player's lengthy return to Spain at the end of last season, which coincided with rumours that he wanted to return to
old club Atletico Madrid this summer.
The Premier League champions are known to be plotting some changes at the back this summer, with Filipe Luis closing in on a return to
old club Atletico Madrid after failing to establish himself at Stamford Bridge.
After failing to break into the starting XI, Filipe Luis could make a quick exit from Chelsea and rejoin
old club Atletico Madrid.
Not exact matches
The 28 - year -
old battle with
club boss Conte grew even uglier last night after the Spaniard failed to secure a move to La Liga side
Atletico Madrid, which the player himself desperately wanted, report the Express.
The
Atletico Madrid forward, who was anonymous as his side were thrashed 3 - 0 by Real Madrid in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg, has agreed personal terms with the
Old Trafford
club, according to The Sun.
AC Milan and Valencia are also among those considering a move for the 29 - year -
old, who has previously shone at big
clubs such as
Atletico Madrid.
Manager Roberto Mancini travelled to the Spanish capital to watch the 20 - year -
old in action for his
club in a league match against
Atletico Madrid last Sunday after receiving glowing bulletins from scouts in the early weeks of the season.
Despite his fleeting appearances, the 24 - year -
old has an impressive goal - scoring record for the
club, and has also attracted interest from
Atletico Madrid as they look to replace Radamel Falcao.
According to AS, Griezmann has been convinced to remain at
Atletico by Diego Costa and the
club's hierarchy, meaning a move to
Old Trafford is out of the question.
The 29 - year -
old has previously looked like one of the best strikers in the world at former
clubs Porto and
Atletico Madrid, but has managed just four goals in all competitions this year.
However, since the emergence of 23 - year -
old Thibaut Courtois into the Chelsea first - team at the beginning of the 2014 - 15 campaign — following a three - year loan spell with
Atletico Madrid — the youngster has been firmly established as the
club's number one, ahead of Blues legend Cech.
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo says 27 - year -
old Colombian striker Radamel Falcao is not leaving the
club and will see out the remaining three years of his contract.
David de Gea has been perhaps Man United's most consistent performer this term but the capture of Victor Valdes, the former Barcelona man moving to
Old Trafford on a free transfer in January, may be evidence of the possibility that the
club may be preparing for life without the former
Atletico Madrid man.
24 year
old Jimenez scored 36 goals in 96 games for
Club America since making his debut in 2011, before joining
Atletico Madrid in a # 11 million deal last summer.
Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho has urged the Spanish giants to raid his
old club Liverpool for superstar Mohamed Salah instead of going for
Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.
The 34 - year -
old has been at the Bernabeu since joining the
club from Porto in 2007, and he provided a timely reminder of his qualities by scoring in the 1 - 1 draw with
Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
The 25 - year -
old has firmly established himself as one of the best in Europe with his performances for
Atletico in recent years, scoring 83 goals in 161 appearances in all competitions since he arrived at the
club in 2014.
Now with
Atletico Madrid, Torres has been quoted as saying he hopes his reception at Liverpool will be different this weekend, following boos whenever he has returned to his
old club with Chelsea.
Atletico boss Diego Simeone has said that Griezmann may quit the Madrid
club at the end of next season, according to Star Sport, who report that a bidding war could see offers reach # 80m for the 25 - year -
old.
The 28 - year -
old became regarded as one of the best strikers in the world during his time at previous
club Atletico Madrid, and now appears keen on returning to Spain with their rivals Real, who may spend as much as # 10m just to sign him on loan, with a view to a permanent transfer next year.
The 28 - year -
old also contributed greatly to helping
Atletico to the La Liga title in 2013/14, plus also playing a crucial role in guiding them to the final of the Champions League, scoring against Chelsea in the semi-final before the
club eventually lost to city rivals Real in Lisbon.
However, according to The Independent, the 28 - year -
old could leave the
club in a difficult position as he favours a return to
Atletico Madrid over any other option were he to leave west London.
Just sneaking ahead of the 26 - year -
old is his
old Atletico teammate, who is now impressing alongside the forward back at his parent
club having enjoyed three years of success on - loan in the Spanish capital between 2011 and 2014 — signed as a replacement for de Gea.
The 30 - year -
old, formerly of
Atletico Madrid, has failed to impress in Turkey but remains a highly regarded talent after a career spent at a number of top European
club sides.
The former
Atletico Madrid star regrouped with his Red Devils team - mates for pre-season at the
club's Carrington training base this week [via the Daily Mail], but it seems the 24 - year -
old really could be saying farewell to England soon.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Tiago has revealed that he turned down an offer to re-sign for his
old club Chelsea this summer.
The 25 - year -
old signed a seven - year contract extension at
Atletico last May, keeping him at the
club until June 2024.
Former
club Atletico Madrid are interested in bringing the 27 - year -
old back to the Spanish Liga but Chelsea want to sign a world class striker before concluding the deal.
18 - year -
old Gabriel Jesus has attracted a wealth of interest from Europe's top sides and United, along with
Atletico Madrid, are one of a few
clubs who can sign the Palmeiras forward for less than his # 23.5 m release - clause.
The Ligue 1 outfit probably overpaid for the 28 - year -
old, but what came as a surprise was the fact that the Colombian had joined a newly - promoted French top - flight
club after four successful years at Porto and
Atletico.
The 29 - year -
old has struggled for regular first - team since joining the west London
club from
Atletico Madrid last summer, and has only made 23 appearances this season.
The 29 - year -
old appeared to suffer a serious back injury in the
club's first match of the season against local rivals
Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid have signed 19 - year -
old winger Diogo Jota to a five - year contract, the
club have announced.
Such success has seen the 30 - year -
old linked through recent years with richer
clubs elsewhere, including Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester City, although he signed a new
Atletico contract last summer that runs until 2019.
Suarez has endured a terrible time at Fiorentina since joining the
club this summer from
Atletico Madrid and it is widely touted that the 28 - year
old will be leaving Florence during the January transfer window.
Recenty, we covered a report (via MEN) claiming
Atletico Madrid goalie Jan Oblak is interested in joining the
Old Trafford
club this summer.
On Monday, the 34 - year -
old Torres announced his second spell at his boyhood
club Atletico would end this summer, saying that he had reluctantly accepted that to play regularly in future he will have to move elsewhere.
Koke has a contract at
Atletico Madrid that ties him to the
club until 2024 and the 26 - year -
old reiterated his desire to stay for the rest of his career.
The 26 - year -
old has been a regular for Getafe this season after returning to Spain following a stint in Belgium, and he has helped his
club to boast the best defensive record in La Liga behind Barcelona and
Atletico Madrid, the top two.
The reported price would make the 28 - year -
old would
Atletico's most valuable ever signing and would allow him to begin performing for the
club in January 2018.
The 25 - year
old enjoyed a splendid season with
Atletico and has a lot of
clubs begging for his signature but he has opted to remain at the
club.
If reports are to be believed, the
Atletico Madrid attacker has already reached an agreement with the
club to switch the Vicente Calderon and Diego Simeone for
Old Trafford and Jose Mourinho at the end of the season, regardless of whether his suitors will be able to guarantee him Champions League football away from Madrid.
However, Griezmann has only scored three goals for the
club for
Atletico, with the
club now already 10 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona and on the brink of exiting the Champions League, and the 26 - year -
old expected to leave at the end of the current campaign.