CHELSEA fear Diego Costa is stuck in a goal drought because his head has been turned by a new £650,000-a-week offer from China.
Costa was near a move to the Chinese Super League in January when Tianjin Quanjia tried to sign him in a £90million package.
Diego Costa has been struggling in front of goal and it could be because of a new offer from China Rex Features But, according to the Mirror , now the club have come back with an offer to make him the highest paid player in the world on £34million a year after tax.
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And the fact that Costa, 28, has failed to score for the Blues in his last six matches has got chiefs worried he has lost his focus.
Several Chinese clubs are reported to be interested in the Spanish international who had a falling out with Antonio Conte over a move.
Now it seems Costa has lost his form and has not scored in 490 minutes of football as the Blues look to secure the Premier League title.
Diego Costa has not scored in his last five Premier League matches for Chelsea PA:Press Association
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Diego Costa and Antonio Conte fell out in January as a move to China looked certain Rex Features And the Blues are now worried as rivals Tottenham closed the gap at the top of the table to four points and also face them in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday.
Chelsea have also been linked with moves for other strikers to try and replace Costa if he does jump ship in the summer.
Diego Costa has reportedly been offered another deal to move to China worth £34million a year PA:Press Association Spanish international Morata is wanted by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte Getty Images Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after growing frustrated with the lack of game time at the Bernabeu.
And Romelu Lukaku is also a target for a return to the club that sold him for £28million to Everton in 2014 .
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