Diego Costa prepares Wolves medical ahead of potential contract offer after Sasa Kalajdzic injury | Football news
Diego Costa will undergo a medical with Wolves on Tuesday.
If Costa passes his medical, he is likely to be offered a contract by Wolves as they look to replace new signing Sasa Kalajdzic, who will be visiting a knee specialist following an ACL injury. weekend.
Costa is a free agent and Bruno Lage’s side could complete a deal to sign him outside the transfer window.
Wolves have been looking for a new striker since the start of the summer and think they have found the answer when they brought in Kalajdzic from Stuttgart in a deal worth £15.5m with add-ons.
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But club Molineux confirmed in a statement on Sunday that the 6ft 7in tall striker picked up a long-term injury on his debut against Southampton, which Wolves won 1-0.
The defeat was a double for Wolves on Saturday, with Lage losing striker Raul Jimenez to injury in the warm-up, and the Mexican forward having ongoing injury problems since the start of this summer.
“Sasa felt pain in his knee at the end of the first half against Southampton. Unfortunately, the CT scan showed a previous cruciate fracture and he will see a knee specialist tomorrow. [Monday]”, a statement from Wolves read.” Now we need to assist Sasa in his recovery and further updates will be made.
New Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic suffered an ACL injury on Saturday
“Raul’s pre-season has been interrupted by a knee injury, which means he is still building up his resilience and the ability to bounce back quickly during congested game times.
“We felt that his body needed a few more days to recover after he felt pain in his groin during the warm-up and we didn’t want to increase his risk of injury.”
What has Costa been doing lately?
Costa won two Premier League titles with Chelsea in 2015 and 2017
Since leaving Chelsea in the summer of 2017, Costa has spent three and a half years with Atletico Madrid, scoring 19 goals in 81 games in all competitions, before his contract was terminated in December 2020.
The striker joined Atletico Mineiro in August 2021 and scored five goals in 19 games, but his contract was terminated in January of this year.
Costa has spent eight months away from football but could return to a great Premier League if his trial ends successfully.
