Most Barclays Premier League footballers spent their summer months on the beach, but it seems Chelsea striker Diego Costa never gets tired of fighting off opponents and scoring goals.

Costa has been in Kuwait, playing in a bizarre five-a-side tournament in which he scored five goals against a Nottingham Forest side before nutmegging men in sumo suits in another odd game.

The Spain international is taking part in the Al-Roudan Tournament, which includes upwards of 80 teams with former Chelsea flop Andriy Shevchenko and Barcelona legend Carlos Puyol also playing.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa poses in a keffiyeh head scarf ahead of the Al-Roudan tournament in Kuwait

The Chelsea star took no prisoners in the futsal match, barging over his opponents in some challenges

Costa scored five goals in the Chelsea-linked team's 7-0 win, nutmegging the goalkeeper with this effort

The 20-goal Premier League star poses for photos with his fans inside the arena while wearing a robe

DIEGO COSTA 2014-15 STATS Appearances: 37 Goals: 21 Assists: 4 Yellow cards: 10 Premier League minutes-per-goal: 104.25 Advertisement

Costa - well known for his tendency to wind up opponents - wasn't taking the competition lightly though, and can be seen barging his rivals to the floor before using maximum force with a routine penalty among his five goals.

His participation may have caused concern for manager Jose Mourinho, who has seen his star striker miss out on games through injury all too often, but Costa came through unscathed before donning a ceremonial robe and waving to his fans around the pitch.

The opposition in the futsal game were set to include legend of the sport Falcao - unrelated to Chelsea's new signing - but the 38-year-old signed by Forest's Kuwaiti owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi missed out through injury.

'I have the honour of meeting an idol, not only of mine but of every Brazilian,' Brazil-born Costa told Globo Esporte.

'It was a pity, I came with a huge desire to play with the man, but it could not happen. He is recovering. It is a great pleasure.'

Costa - a clear class above on his opponents - looked in good spirits and posed for selfies with fans while also wearing a keffiyeh head scarf to imitate some of his Sheik hosts.

Costa showed no signs of any injury problems, darting past a Nottingham Forest player before scoring

In another quite bizarre game, Costa darts away from men in fat suits in front of a chicken-themed goal

The former Atletico Madrid slams in a penalty with maximum force as he took the initiative for Chelsea

Having scored 20 Premier League goals last season, the 26-year-old will return to Chelsea training next week hoping to hit the ground running and get over his injury problems in the pre-season period.

Chelsea play New York Red Bulls, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona in the United States on their tour before pulling up the curtain on the new season against Arsenal in the Community Shield on August 2 at Wembley.

The Premier League champions have been linked with adding Turkish winger Arda Turan to their former-Atletico Madrid ranks and Costa put his backing behind a move for the 28-year-old.

Fustal legend Falcao was supposed to play for Forest but had an injury; he later posed for photos with Costa

The Chelsea striker was in high spirits as his team-mates were left to repeatedly congratulate him

The prolific hitman shares a smile and will hope that he can carry this good form into the new season

Costa, wearing a robe, accepts the adulation from the stands on a strange afternoon in Kuwait

'It would be fantastic. Arda makes everything so much easier out on the pitch. Arda, Filipe (Luis) and I function perfectly,' Costa said.

'And Arda is such a great person. He invited us to eat at his house many times; I really liked his kebab. The whole team would go round to his house for dinner.'