FROM LAGARTO TO LA LIGAJAMES BENSON traces the background of one of the world’s most sought-after strikers

Akin to a number of Atlético Madrid forwards of recent years, Diego Costa has become one of the most coveted talents in world football, drawing admiring glances from across Europe. Like Fernando Torres, Sergio Agüero and Radamel Falcao before him, it seems probable that the naturalised Spaniard will see his future away from Los Rojiblancos and, with a number of clubs in pursuit of the striker, notably Chelsea, Costa will have no shortage of options to choose...