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Chelsea to offer Diego Costa massive pay rise: Club determined to avoid transfer saga
CHELSEA are set to offer Diego Costa a £50,000-a-week pay rise to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge.
Diego Costa saves Chelsea with SENSATIONAL goal
Chelsea striker Diego Costa is under contract at the Blues until 2019.
But interest from Atletico Madrid has sparked Chelsea into action to make sure he doesn't quit the club.
That is according to the Daily Mirror, who claim Chelsea want to increase Costa's basic wage by 33 per cent to £200,000 a week.
Costa, 28, has hit top form this season with 13 goals for the Blues.
His prowess in front of goal has helped Chelsea to the top of the table at Christmas.
Chelsea are set to offer Diego Costa a new contract
Costa has scored 13 goals for Chelsea this season
Costa (left) was linked with a move to China, with Oscar already on the move in January
Reports last week claimed a Chinese Super League club was eyeing a deal to sign Costa in January.
Costa's future was also questioned over the summer, with claims that Atletico Madrid were hoping to re-sign their former striker.
But Chelsea are determined to keep their star man, whose new deal would extend his stay in west London until 2021.
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