- Chelsea has released their squad for the 2017/2018 Champions League
- Unsettled striker Diego Costa has been excluded from the list
- Costa has been based in his homeland of Brazil and made no secret about his desire to join Atletico Madrid
Premier League champions Chelsea have released a 25 man squad that will execute the 2017/2018 Champions League, and the highlight of the list was the omission of unsettled striker Diego Costa.
The Spanish striker has been registered in Chelsea's 25-man squad for the Premier League season but not for their campaign in Europe's top flight.
Chelsea release 25 man Champions League squad, Diego Costa omitted
Costa is effectively on strike in native town of Brazil and doesn't want to come back to Stamford Bridge this summer.
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His aim is a return to his boyhood club, Atletico Madrid, but after the Spanish transfer deadline passed on Friday night he remains a Blues player.
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The row between Costa and Conte has become public since they fell out at the start of the summer.
Spain international Costa has been based in his homeland of Brazil and made no secret about his desire to join Atletico, even though he would not be able to be registered there until January.
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