Yesterday, it was reported that Diego Costa has passed a medical ahead of his move to the London side Chelsea. Only personal terms need to be agreed before the announcement. The fee is believed to be £32 million.
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Costa’s arrival will definitely make other Chelsea strikers to move away from Stamford Bridge for regular football as Costa will further lessened their playing time.
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Diego Costa - Stats
13-14 season (UCL, La Liga)
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Nationality
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Spain
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age
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25
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Games Played
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44
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Goals
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35
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Assists
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4
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Total Shots
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137
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Fouls Won
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135
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Key Passes
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55
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Yellow Card
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9
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Red Card
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0
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Costa, 25, who will play his first World Cup this summer scored 27 goals in 35 games for Atletico Madrid in La Liga last season.
Fernando Torres, Demba Ba and Samuel Eto'o all of them have struggled in front of goals last season.
Below is the comparison between all the three last season's strikers of Chelsea. (BPL and UCL stats)
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Samue Eto'o - Stats
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Fernando Torres - Stats
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Demba Ba- Stats
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Nationality
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Cameroon
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Nationality
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Spain
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Nationality
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Senegal
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age
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33
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age
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30
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age
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29
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Appearances
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30
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Appearances
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37
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Appearances
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25
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Goals
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12
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Goals
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9
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Goals
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8
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Assists
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3
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Assists
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5
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Assists
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1
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Total Shots
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77
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Total Shots
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72
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Total Shots
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37
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Fouls Won
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23
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Fouls Won
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40
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Fouls Won
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11
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Yellow Card
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1
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Yellow Card
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3
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Yellow Card
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1
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Red Card
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0
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Red Card
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1
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Red Card
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0
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Eto’o has already been released by Chelsea while Torres and Ba are still at Stamford Bridge. Torres should leave now, he has achieved his purpose at Chelsea that is winning trophies. While Ba might join any other Premier League side as he wants to play regular football.
Do you want Torres to stay?
Have your say below.
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