Chelsea striker Diego Costa pictured playing five-a-side in Brazil as Atletico Madrid order striker to make peace with Blues
Atletico only willing to pay £25m for exiled striker - with Blues asking for £50m
EXILED Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been pictured playing five-a-side in his home town of Lagarton in Brazil.
The 28-year-old remains in South America, away from the Blues squad, after his huge falling out with manager Antonio Conte earlier this summer.
Costa, who was told via text message that he had no future at Stamford Bridge, has said that Chelsea have treated him like a criminal and animal this summer.
Earlier this week he again blasted Conte for being "disrespectful" to the striker.
Costa, who has racked up weekly fines after refusing to train with the club's reserves, is desperate to leave Chelsea.
The striker has been holed up in his home town and has remained AWOL from West London for FIVE weeks.
He has even refused to return to London to clean out his locker at the club's Cobham training ground.
He was pictured wearing Spanish international shorts and taking shots at goal on a small pitch after training alone to keep himself fit.
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Costa was also filmed in an interview with MC News, where he called Conte's text a "moment of madness".
And while the Premier League champions value the striker at £50million, Costa will only entertain a return to Atletico Madrid.
Knowing Costa does not want to move anywhere else, the Spanish giants are trying to lowball the Blues and are only ready to pay £25m.
The club's transfer ban is another sticking point, with Atletico unable to sign players until January.
But Atletico want the situation resolved as diplomatically as possible and have told Costa he must resolve his issues with the club.
