Benfica offer ex-Chelsea hero Diego Costa £50,000-a-week AND £2.6m bonus in free transfer after Atletico Madrid exit

BENFICA have made their move to land free agent Diego Costa by offering him a £2.6million bonus, according to reports. The hot-headed striker has been without a club since having his deal with Atletico Madrid terminated in December. Costa, 32, had been heavily linked with a move back to Brazil with both Palmeiras and Sao […]

BENFICA have made their move to land free agent Diego Costa by offering him a £2.6million bonus, according to reports.

The hot-headed striker has been without a club since having his deal with Atletico Madrid terminated in December.

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Diego Costa has been offered a two-year deal at Benfica[/caption]

Costa, 32, had been heavily linked with a move back to Brazil with both Palmeiras and Sao Paulo.

He was also touted for a lucrative deal to play in Saudi Arabia while being rumoured for a switch back to the Premier League with Wolves and West Ham.

Now Goal write how Costa’s future could be resolved with the Portuguese giants.

They add how Benfica will entice him with a two-year, £50,000-a-week contract starting at the beginning of next season.

A £2.6m transfer bonus is also on the table and it appears Costa is looking increasingly likely to put pen-to-paper.

The former Chelsea striker held talks over a move to Brazil but wanted to continue plying his trade in Europe.

He began his career in Portugal with Braga before joining Atletico and then Valladolid.

After another spell in Madrid, he headed to Chelsea in 2014 and scored 59 goals in 120 appearances lifting the Premier League twice and the League Cup.

Costa then returned to Atletico for a third spell in 2017 but struggled for form scoring just 19 goals in 81 games before mutually terminating his deal.

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