Diego Costa admits he’s not happy with life in London. (Getty Images)

Diego Costa insists he is ‘very happy’ at Chelsea but has suggested that he is encountering problems with life in London.

The 28-year-old has already admitted that he ‘did everything possible’ in order to return to Atletico Madrid last summer, which included informing Antonio Conte on his first day at Chelsea that he wanted to leave Stamford Bridge.

Costa, whose form has dipped since the January transfer window, was also the subject of a £90 million offer from Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian earlier this year.

And while he admits he is content at Chelsea, the striker has suggested that external factors away from the club are making him unhappy in London.




‘I have another two years on my contract,’ the striker told SFR Sport.

Costa admits he told Conte he wanted to leave last summer. (AMA/Getty Images)

‘I am always very honest with those close to me. I tell them that I am very happy at Chelsea.

‘The club gives me a lot, the fans, the team-mates. I am in a team that is winning and that motivates me even more. Last season was not the best, not just for me but for other players and for Chelsea.

Costa has scored five goals in 14 games in 2017. (Getty Images)

‘This year I hope will be different, that we win titles. If you are in a team that is winning, you always want to stay for the allotted amount of time.

‘I am happy at Chelsea, I am not necessarily saying that I am happy with my life in London, but that is something completely different. It has nothing to do with it.’

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