Atletico Madrid English club are sending a message

There has been yet another twist and another turn in the Diego Costa saga, with Chelsea having taken further steps to make it clear that he is no longer a part of their first-team plans.

Earlier in the summer the striker received a text message from Antonio Conte which told him that he was no longer part of Chelsea's plans and the 28-year-old has since spent his summer in Brazil, earning fines for refusing to return to training.

Now, the London-based club have decided to move his car from the first-team car park to that of the reserves, while they've also given away the locker he had been using last season, according to reports from England.

Costa knows that Chelsea want to make an example of him and that he must return to the UK to train with the youth teamers if he wants negotiations with Atletico Madrid to move any further forward.