{"id":655071,"date":"2019-07-12T11:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"<br><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/07\/skysports-diego-costa-atletico-madrid_4644146.jpg\" \/><br><div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>West Ham have joined the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, the UK Mirror reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers ar"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:30:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:30:59","slug":"transfer-three-premier-league-clubs-battle-to-sign-diego-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/12\/transfer-three-premier-league-clubs-battle-to-sign-diego-costa\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer: Three Premier League clubs battle to sign Diego Costa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/skysports-diego-costa-atletico-madrid_4644146.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>West Ham have joined the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, the UK Mirror reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers are exploring all options after losing out to Valencia in the race to sign Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Manuel Pellegrini is in the market, to replace frontmen Marko Arnautovic, Andy Carroll and Lucas Perez after their departures this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Costa, 30, is on the way out of Atletico this summer, following the breakdown of his relationship with the club he rejoined from Chelsea in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Everton and Wolves have also been mooted as possible Premier League destinations for him.<\/p>\n<p>However, none of the three clubs has yet made a firm bid for the Brazil-born Spain international.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"87dbf5710118d891a196c124-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=420332301344305&autoLogAppEvents=1';\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script type=\"87dbf5710118d891a196c124-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=181005951975036&autoLogAppEvents=1';\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham have joined the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, the UK Mirror reports. 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