Chelsea could ‘break the bank’ for La Liga player ahead of Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema

Chelsea made a fine start to the 2018-19 season under Maurizio Sarri but have fallen ten points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool during festive period. That has led to speculation that Sarri will try to sign a striker this month, with the Blues linked with moves for Higuain and Benzema. But Peter Crouch believes Chelsea should instead look into re-signing Spain international Costa, who left Stamford Bridge last year. "Chelsea have scored the fewest goals of the top six sides,’ Crouch said in a column for the Daily Mail. A return of 38 from 21 matches isn’t enough to win you a title, no matter how good your defence is. The one thing you need is someone to score you 30 goals and they do not have a player like Harry Kane, Mo Salah or Sergio Aguero. "Not so long ago, they did. Diego Costa would absolutely transform Chelsea’s fortunes and, if it was down to me, I’d break the bank to re-sign him. You can talk about Gonzalo Higuain or Karim Benzema, but I think Costa would be the one to take Chelsea where they want to be. There was something about the way Costa’s career finished at Stamford Bridge that doesn’t sit right. I know there were huge problems between him and Antonio Conte, but even so, it seemed like they didn’t put up any kind of fight to keep him." Costa scored 59 goals in 120 appearances for Chelsea, helping the club win two Premier League titles and the FA Cup before returning to Atletico Madrid.

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