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Diego Costa Reportedly Still Wanted by Chinese Club, Seeks £32m-a-Year Contract

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is reportedly "keen" to take Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Quanjian up on their offer of a £32 million-per-year contract this summer.

Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail wrote the Chinese suitors are willing to pay Costa an eye-watering £620,000 per week if he joins their cause, having missed out on a move for the Blues man during the January transfer window.

It's noted in the report that Costa's form in front of goal has dipped since rumours emerged in January linking him with a move to China, and Mokbel said the west Londoners are concerned his "head has been turned.