Back to the Chelsea Newsfeed

Chelsea Transfer News: Diego Costa, China Rumours Discussed by Antonio Conte

IAN KINGTON/Getty Images

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has said striker Diego Costa is happy at Stamford Bridge, and the Italian boss is confident he will stay at the club "for some time."

Rumours emerged in the January transfer window that the Blues forward had received a monster offer from Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian, and there continue to be reports he could move to the Far East in the summer, per Cadena SER's Manu Carreno (h/t The Sun's Lee Astley).

Conte said Costa, 28, is settled at Stamford Bridge, although he did admit to having fears about the financial power now wielded by the Chinese Super League—Chelsea sold out-of-favour Oscar to Shanghai SIPG for £60 million in January—per BBC Two's MOTD: The Premier League Show (h/t MailOnline's Tom Farmery):

Yeah.