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Sam Allardyce believes Diego Costa’s rift with Chelsea is ‘irreparable’ and that there is no way back for the striker into Antonio Conte’s team.
It is believed Costa is still yet to return to London and is continuing his self-imposed exile in Brazil after being told this summer he was no longer in manager Conte’s plans.
The frontman is keen to re-join former club Atletico Madrid, but no deal materialised in the summer transfer window, and he has since refused to come back to England after accusing Chelsea of treating him ‘like a criminal’.