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Atletico Madrid have had a stunning late approach to take Diego Costa back to Spain rejected by Chelsea.

The £32million striker, 27, has scored six goals in his last six games and has returned to form since Jose Mourinho was replaced by Guus Hiddink in December.

Madrid boss Diego Simeone signed Jackson Martinez from Porto last summer but the Colombia forward has scored just three goals in 22 appearances.

Atletico are understood to have tried to take advantage of Chelsea’s interest in 29-year-old Martinez by offering a swap deal.

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Chelsea dismissed it and were then offered a cash-plus-player deal but rejected it out of hand with the Blues insistent that they do not want to sell their Brazil-born Spain striker.

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