Diego Costa (Striker): This was the summer’s worst kept secret. Actually it may not have been a secret at all and everyone knew it was just going to happen. Spain’s abysmal World Cup campaign ending fairly early worked out just fine for Chelsea as they were able to finish his signing that much earlier. Faired pretty poor at the WC but I don’t really care much about that. (Hazard had a pretty poor WC too. But what does that mean, eh?) But the most important aspect about Costa’s signing is that he will only turn 26 this October. That would be fair to say that he has another 4-5 years of top level football in front of him. This would be the striker’s peak period. Needless to say, he is going to be the No.1 choice up front – possibly for all those 5 years – ahead of Fernando ‘non-scoring striker’ Torres and Didier Drogba. Key item: 3-5 years of peak performance right ahead.
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