Chelsea striker Diego Costa 'killing his career' with Brazil exile, warns Mario Melchiot
CHELSEA striker Diego Costa is “killing his career” by continuing his self-imposed exile from the Premier League champions, according to Mario Melchiot.
Former Chelsea player says Diego Costa is 'killing his career'
Chelsea have demanded the return of Brazilian-born Diego Costa after he failed to report to pre-season training after he was told he is no longer part of Antonio Conte’s plans.
Diego Costa accused Chelsea of treating him like a “criminal” and vowed to remain at his family home in Brazil until he is giving a transfer away from the club.
Former Chelsea right-back Mario Melchiot warned the Spanish international he risked “killing his career” if he continues to ignore his manager and stays away from Stamford Bridge.
He told talkSPORT: “He will always be the biggest loser.
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Chelsea news: Diego Costa told he's risking career with Stamford Bridge exile
Diego Costa will always be the biggest loser
Mario Melchiot
“You can never go against a club. You are never going to win.
“You can try as hard as you want, but the club has the longest breath. As a player, you have to make the right decision. You don’t want to kill your career because of the situation he is in now.
“Both of them [Costa and Conte] don’t want to work together. Now it comes down to Chelsea saying, ‘Costa, come here, let’s talk about the situation and make sure you can go’.
“He wants to hold out and say, ‘I don’t even want to come back, I want you guys to close out a deal so I don’t come back to the Bridge’, but it doesn’t work like that. No player can do that. No player has the right to do that.”
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Stan Collymore was less sympathetic with Chelsea and the 28-year-old striker, blasting the club should have expected their relationship to end badly when signing the player.
He told the Mirror: “Chelsea can’t have any complaints with Diego Costa because they knew what they were getting when they signed him.
“Here’s a player who chose to be Spanish for the sake of a European passport and the sort of person – like Floyd Mayweather Junior and Conor McGregor – who doesn’t give a damn about the damage he does to his sport as long as he gets paid.
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“They need to get rid as soon as possible because he’s absolute poison.
“People say, ‘We’ll miss him’, but no, we won’t, I won’t.
“I won’t miss the shadiness, I won’t miss him skulking around after digging someone and I won’t miss him saying he has been treated like a criminal, which is utter tosh.
“Chelsea have danced with the devil and now they’re paying for it.”
