Diego Costa is in talks over a £40m move to AC Milan.
Costa’s agent Jorge Mendes has reportedly met AC Milan directors Marco Fassone and Massimiliano Mirabelli and another meeting is scheduled to try and thrash out a deal.
It comes after Costa effectively shut the door on his Chelsea career by revealing that Antonio Conte had texted him to tell him he was no longer part of his plans.
The text read: "Hi Diego, I hope you are well. Thanks for the seasono [sic] we spent together. Good luck for the next year but you are not in my plan”.
Chelsea are now resigned and determined to sell Costa as quickly as possible but will be determined to get the market value despite him effectively making it impossible for him to return to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea were offered £76m by Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian who were also willing to pay him £25m a year but Costa is reluctant to leave.
Costa said: "Conte has sent a message saying that he does not want me.
"If they don't want me there, I'll have to search for a team."
"To go to Atleti would be nice but I have to think about it," he said.
"This is a World Cup year and I cannot be not playing for three or four months.
"I thought I had a good season but it seems that we didn't win after all."
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