Atletico Madrid have identified Celta Vigo's Maxi Gomez as a replacement for Diego Costa, whose injury issues appear to be plaguing him once again.
Costa, who enjoyed a strong return to the Spanish capital last season, has already missed seven games in all competitions this season due to injury and will be out for a further three months after surgery on his foot.
The Spaniard has only scored once in La Liga so far, and the poor form of Nikola Kalinic has meant that Diego Simeone has very little in the way of back up to Antoine Griezmann.