Costa misses Atletico training, considering future

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SHOWS: LISBON, PORTUGAL (AUGUST 12, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES. NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020") 1. DIEGO COSTA TRAINING WITH ATLETICO MADRID 2. ATLETICO MADRID COACH DIEGO SIMEONE 3. MORE OF COSTA MAJADAHONDA, SPAIN (MAY 28, 2020) (LA LIGA HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 4. ATLETICO MADRID FORWARD, DIEGO COSTA (CENTRE), WARMING UP WITH TEAM MATES DURING TEAM TRAINING SESSION 5. COSTA JUMPING ON BENCH AS PART OF TRAINING 6. COSTA (CENTRE, BACK TO CAMERA) WARMING UP WITH TEAM MATES 7. COSTA (BACKGROUND) STRETCHING WITH SQUAD 8. COSTA (BACKGROUND) WARMING UP WITH SQUAD 9. COSTA (FOREGROUND), SECOND FROM BOTTOM OF SCREEN) STRETCHING WITH TEAM MATES MAJADAHONDA, SPAIN (MAY 26, 2020) (LA LIGA HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 10. COSTA RETURNING BOOT AND SHOOTING BALL 11. COSTA CHASING BALL TO MAKE RETURN MAJADAHONDA, SPAIN (MAY 14, 2020) (ATLETICO MADRID HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 12. COSTA JUGGLING THE BALL MAJADAHONDA, SPAIN (MAY 9, 2020) (LA LIGA HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 13. COSTA STRETCHING MAJADAHONDA, SPAIN (FILE - FEBRUARY 17, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 14. DIEGO COSTA RUNNING AFTER BALL AND SLIDE-TACKLING TEAM MATE MADRID, SPAIN (DECEMBER 31, 2017) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 15. COSTA WITH SHIRT AFTER RESIGNING WITH ATLETICO STORY: Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa missed training on Monday (December 28) because he is considering his future with the La Liga leaders, a club source said. Costa, who helped Atletico win their last La Liga title in 2014, has struggled to make an impact since returning to the club from Chelsea in 2018. The 32-year-old has six months left on his contract. The Spain international's second spell with Atletico has been repeatedly disrupted by injuries and he has recently returned from a spell out due to deep-vein thrombosis. Costa converted a penalty in a 3-1 win over Elche on Dec. 19 and he came off the bench late in the 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad three days later. But he was absent on Monday from Atletico's first training session after the Christmas break, ahead of Wednesday's game at home to Getafe. Spanish newspaper AS reported that Costa had asked to rescind his contract immediately for family reasons. Costa has started 43 La Liga matches since returning to Atletico for a reported 60 million euros from Chelsea, scoring 12 goals. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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