Sources in Spain have the striker ready to pick his bags and head to Heathrow Airport, but tonight, some Chelsea insiders are suggesting quite the contrary.
But what is clear is that the Blues are desperate for a new striker. Should Costa go, - the transfer window opened on July 1, then new head coach Antonio Conte, will need to get in two top-class hit men.
Alvaro Morata is the number one choice, but the 23 year old will want to be the main man, he won’t want to sit on the bench in chilly London, when he can do that in sunny Madrid with his home club Real.
Plus he was Juventus’s lead striker for two seasons on loan at the Italian champions.
Chelsea have let be known that Costa has not handed in a transfer request and is training normally.
The Blues are still in Austria, where they will face RZ Pellets on Wednesday before they head off to the USA to continúe their pre-season preparations.