Wolves line up move for Diego Costa

Wolverhampton Wanders seem like they’re about to finish a shock transfer for a former Premier League striker on account of their present harm disaster.

What’s the information?

The Athletic reported on Sunday night time that Wolves have been contemplating a deal to signal former Chelsea striker Diego Costa and he was arriving at Molineux on Tuesday for a trial.

This morning nevertheless, the identical outlet said that Costa will now be having a medical on the membership on Tuesday forward of a proposed transfer to England.

This comes after Bruno Lage misplaced new signing Sasa Kalajdzic to an ACL harm on his debut whereas Raul Jimenez continues to be struggling to return again to full health.

Costa might be a shock repair for Lage

With the switch window solely ending final Thursday, it appeared as if the Outdated Gold can be performed with any additional new arrivals in 2022. Nevertheless, they’ve taken the fairly stunning and sudden choice to go again into the market with their hand being compelled following occasions on the weekend.

Wolves bought their first Premier League win of the marketing campaign at residence to Southampton on Saturday as they gained 1-0, however it got here at a price with accidents to Kalajdzic and Jimenez overshadowing the victory.

The membership’s goalscoring woes have been clearly evident not too long ago, netting solely twice within the league earlier than Saturday and with their two fundamental objective threats dominated out going ahead, it has led to determined measures for Lage.

Jimenez was the membership’s prime scorer final time period with six objectives, whereas their latest arrival has bagged 24 league objectives within the final two seasons.

Costa has been and not using a membership since January 2022, together with his contract at Brazilian facet Atletico Mineiro terminated and this implies Lage can signal him exterior of the summer time switch window.

Regardless of his confirmed expertise within the English prime flight, the actual fact he hasn’t performed since January might be an enormous trigger for concern, however Lage clearly sees the expertise the participant possesses.

Will Costa be successful at Wolves?

The 33-year-old has scored 52 Premier League objectives and registered an additional 18 assists within the competitors as he helped Chelsea to win titles in 2015 and 2017, whereas he additionally gained a bunch of honours at Atletico Madrid, together with the Copa Del Rey and La Liga.

With ten objectives in 24 appearances for Spain and having performed at two World Cups, the bullish ahead will definitely convey huge recreation expertise to a Wolves facet badly needing rejuvenation within the type of objectives and factors.

It’s extremely unlikely the membership will get the attacker who was at his peak between 2013-2017, however it may effectively be a stunning Lage masterstroke, as his season may effectively be saved by the addition of one other goalscorer.

Jose Mourinho described Costa as an “animal” throughout his prime and the Outdated Gold actually want some predatory instincts within the field to show round their marketing campaign.