Diego Costa back in Chelsea training 

 

 

 Chelsea striker Diego Costa has returned to first team training with the Blues.

Costa, 28, was dropped from the first team and left to train in isolation after a bust-up with Antonio Conte last week over his fitness.

The rift is believed to have been related to a massive offer, worth approximately £30m a year, to join Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian.

As usual, Chelsea had the day off on Monday, which explains why Costa was there by himself. Isn’t this a good thing? He’s putting in the effort to get better and get his back in order, no? That’s what I’m seeing. There’s even some evidence to “support” this line of thinking, buried deep within the following report of palpable discord by the Guardian’s Dom Fifield.