'Serial winner' Diego Costa completes Wolves transfer following Raul Jimenez and Sasa Kalajdzic injuries

Wolves have completed the signing of former Chelsea striker Diego Costa on a deal until the end of the season. Costa, 33, joins as a free agent, having been without a club since leaving Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro in January. Ad He was initially denied a work permit but Wolves made a special application which was approved.

TransfersGlazers ready to sell Manchester United for £3.75 billion – Paper Round04/09/2022 AT 22:53 Wolves have been on the hunt for a new striker following injuries to Raul Jimenez and summer signing Sasa Kalajdzic. Costa, who won two Premier League titles in a three-year spell with Chelsea from 2014-2017, says the chance to return to the Premier League “lit that fire within”. “It’s a first-class club with very good players who know how to play football and having the chance to play in the Premier League again was the main thing.

Rangers v Napoli pushed back 24 hours due to policing Tuchel 'devastated' at Chelsea sacking “Obviously the club influenced my decision, especially knowing I will be able to adapt a lot more easily here not only from a technical point of view, the quality of the players but also from the fact that a lot of the players are Portuguese and that will make my transition that much smoother. “It wasn't in the best terms possible on accounts of a player’s injury which, unfortunately, I can only wish nothing but the best for him. “But when he [Wolves manager Bruno Lage] told me about returning to the Premier League since this is a championship I have related to quite a bit, always liked it and followed.