Diego
Costa has taken pre-season training into his own hands with an improvised
training session on a Brazilian beach.
In a video uploaded to Costa's Instagram account, he is seen exercising on
the sand with the help of two assistants, one holding him back while the
other feeds him the ball.
Blues boss Antonio Conte opted to omit the player from the club's recent
pre-season tour of Asia and Costa did not join the squad as they returned to
training at Cobham on Monday.
Costa, who has netted 58 times since arriving at Stamford Bridge, is
reportedly keen to return to Atletico Madrid but the Spanish club's current
transfer ban means they are unable to register players until January 2018.
The Spain international last month revealed he received a text from Conte
which explained he no longer featured in the Italian's plans, to which the
47-year-old last week responded with the claim Costa's situation with the
Premier League champions was "very clear" for the player and the club in
January.
Despite uncertainty surrounding his future, Costa seems keen to remain fit
and shared his latest workout with 2.5m followers.
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