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Diego Costa touches down in Madrid as Atletico welcome back an old 'friend' ahead of his £55million return... while the striker insists 'I'm not going to let one person taint the image of what I did at Chelsea'

Diego Costa has arrived in Madrid ahead of finalising his big-money return to Atletico Madrid.

The Spain international travelled from his native Brazil, where he spent his summer away from Chelsea's preparations for the Premier League season, to Spain in the late hours of Thursday evening.

Atletico posted on their official Twitter account a picture of Costa at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport saying 'Atléticos, a friend says hi!' after the striker had touched down in Spain.

Diego Costa has touched down in Madrid ahead of his big-money move back to Atleticou00a0
Diego Costa has touched down in Madrid ahead of his big-money move back to Atletico
The Atletico-bound striker adjusts his backpack upon arriving at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas
The Atletico-bound striker adjusts his backpack upon arriving at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas
Costa was surrounded by several journalists and microphones at the Madrid airport
Costa was surrounded by several journalists and microphones at the Madrid airport
But the 28-year-old striker cut the figure of a man who was happy to be back in Spain
But the 28-year-old striker cut the figure of a man who was happy to be back in Spain

On his arrival Costa was bombarded by several journalists and some awaiting Atletico fans.