Diego Costa found a team in four months

The leader of Brazilian Serie Ahe Botafogohas announced the signing of Diego Costa in a free transfer. The former Chelsea and Atlético Madrid striker is in the middle of an injury crisis but has a new team.

Former Porto striker Tiquinho Soares, the top scorer in the Brazilian league and player of the month for the first three consecutive times since the tournament began in April, suffered a knee injury in Botafogo’s 0-0 draw against to Cruzeiro over the weekend, leaving the team. no striker.

Diego Costa is a free agent after leaving Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in June and will sign a four-month deal with Botafogo, who dominate the Brazilian league with 14 wins from 18 games, leading by 12 points. Botafogo is also bidding for its second Copa Sudamericana title when it faces Argentina’s Defensa y Justicia in the quarterfinals.

“I am very happy to have been chosen to be part of the family. Thank you and see you soon,” Costa said on his social networks on Saturday. Botafogo continues to build a quality squad and will have the experience of Diego Costa, a 34-year-old striker, who has a contract signed until the end of 2023.

Diego will arrive in Rio de Janeiro in the next few days and will meet again with coach Bruno Lage, who he worked with at Wolverhampton in England.

Costa built a reputation as a formidable number nine at Chelsea between 2014 and 2017, scoring 59 goals in all competitions and guiding the London club to two Premier League titles after signing for a £32m that transfer.

He finished as the club’s top scorer in all three seasons before a dispute with then-manager Antonio Conte led to a swift departure and return to Spanish side Atlético Madrid. In his two spells at Atlético he scored 83 goals, winning two LaLiga titles and the Europa League.