According to Willian: “He also had problems with David Luiz and Costa,”
“With Diego, I remember it was after the season. I was in Australia with Brazil and Diego texted me.
“He said: ‘I’m leaving, Conte said he doesn’t need me anymore’. I said: ‘What do you mean?’ And he said: ‘He texted me saying that he doesn’t need me on the team anymore and I’m not supposed to go back’.
“You don’t lose a player like Diego Costa. It was a difficult situation.”
Costa scored 58 goals in 120 appearances for Chelsea before returning to Atletico as a result of his issues with the former Chelsea manager.
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