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Inferior level of competition in the Chinese Super League
Costa could easily head over to China and make the big bucks. Several players like Gervinho, Tevez, Hulk and even former teammate Oscar have made the move to Asia owing to astronomical wage packets. Costa could be forgiven for having his head turned, but he is clearly a competitive player that will look to remain in Europe when he is at the peak of his powers.
At 28, he is at the peak of his career and a move to China would only hamper his further development as a world class forward. He could still play for good 4-5 years at the top level and for his sake, this has to be at Chelsea or in Europe at the very least.
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Baseless rumours created by the media to spread unrest in the Chelsea camp
Nearly half of the players worldwide are being linked with moves to the Chinese league, just because they can be afforded. This is having a negative impact on clubs and the same has happened at Chelsea. There could be a possibility that there is no truth to rumours linking Costa with a move to China.
It could all be done to create unrest in the Chelsea dressing room, which has been quite stable this term since the arrival of cool-headed Antonio Conte.