Cologne (SID) – When looking for a replacement for newcomer Sasa Kalajdzic, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury, the English first division football club Wolverhampton Wanderers has apparently struck gold: According to this, the former Spanish national player Diego Costa is said to be a candidate for Table 14. be of the Premier League. This is what The Athletic and BBC Sport report.
According to this, Costa should complete a trial session with the Wanderers on Tuesday to prove his current level of fitness and suitability. The 33-year-old might join Brazilian champions Atletico Mineiro on a free transfer following his contract was terminated earlier this year.
For Costa it would be a return to England: the native Brazilian played 89 league games for top club Chelsea between 2014 and 2017 and scored 52 goals. He won the English championship twice with the Londoners.
Striker Kalajdzic, who switched from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart to the island last Wednesday for 18 million euros plus bonuses, suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee on Saturday in the 1-0 win once morest FC Southampton. “Unfortunately, I won’t be helping the team in the next few months, but I’ll work hard to be back as soon as possible and even stronger than before,” the Austrian wrote on Instagram following the game.
