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Lonely striker

Chelsea striker Diego Costa trains alone at Cobham after furious bust-up with boss Antonio Conte which saw him dropped from Leicester squad

Spanish striker had no company except free-kick dummies during a private session following spat last week

Toby Gannon

Published: 15:39, 16 Jan 2017
Updated: 19:26, 16 Jan 2017

DIEGO COSTA trained ALONE on Monday following his furious bust-up with Antonio Conte.

The Chelsea striker was dropped for Saturday's 3-0 win at Leicester.

Diego Costa trains alone following his bust-up with Antonio Conte — Diego Costa trains alone following his bust-up with Antonio ConteCredit: Jim Bennett

Costa, 28, told pals he "hates English football" as speculation grew over his future at the club.

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He is a stunning £80MILLION target for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian.

SunSport revealed he has buried the hatchet - for now - and will remain at Stamford Bridge until the end of the season.

But on Monday he was separated from his Chelsea team-mates after being pictured going through the paces in a private Cobham session.

Diego Costa cut a solitary figure as he was not joined by any team-mates during a private training session — Diego Costa cut a solitary figure as he was not joined by any team-mates during a private training sessionCredit: Jim Bennett

Diego Costa was dropped for Chelsea's win over Leicester due to a training ground spat — Diego Costa was dropped for Chelsea's win over Leicester due to a training ground spatCredit: Jim Bennett

The Chelsea striker's future at the club has been subject to much debate of late — The Chelsea striker's future at the club has been subject to much debate of lateCredit: Jim Bennett

One Chelsea coach puts Diego Costa through his paces at Cobham — One Chelsea coach puts Diego Costa through his paces at CobhamCredit: Jim Bennett

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The former Atletico Madrid striker looked bored as he had just a single coach - and free-kick dummies - to talk to.

His solitary training may be Antonio Conte's way of stopping the Spaniard from spreading any unrest among the rest of the Chelsea camp.

Conte claimed a back problem prevented Costa from training on Tuesday, which then led to a spat with coaches.

Antonio Conte claims Diego Costa stopped training due to a back problem last week — Antonio Conte claims Diego Costa stopped training due to a back problem last weekCredit: Jim Bennett

The Spaniard looked tired after being put through the paces at Cobham — The Spaniard looked tired after being put through the paces at CobhamCredit: Jim Bennett

Diego Costa will remain at Chelsea until the end of the season at least — Diego Costa will remain at Chelsea until the end of the season at leastCredit: Jim Bennett

Speaking after the win at Leicester, he said: "I like to tell the truth and not lie. Diego stopped training on Tuesday because he felt a pain in his back and he didn’t train. That’s the truth.”

The Italian's side got on fine without Costa on Saturday, with Eden Hazard starting up front in his place.

Marcos Alonso scored twice and Pedro grabbed the third at the King Power Stadium.

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