Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone is not straining to enter the January transfer market despite striker Diego Costa undergoing foot surgery this week.
Costa's surgery was declared a "success" by Atleti after he travelled to Brazil for treatment to address an issue that has hindered him this season.
There was no word given on a return date and, speaking ahead of Saturday's match against Deportivo Alaves, Simeone was primarily focused upon the opportunities Costa's absence could hand to the likes of Nikola Kalinic.
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"Right now we haven't really talked about the question that you have just asked me," he replied when asked about potential reinforcements, amid reports in Spain linking him with Celta Vigo star Maxi Gomez.