Diego Costa would be back in his favorite league earning this fortune

After leaving Atletico Madrid in quite hard terms Diego Costa is on his way back. The 32-year-old striker did leave the Wanda Metropolitano following the arrival of Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan arrived as a free agent at the beginning of the current season and played so brilliantly that the Brazilian-born struggled for some playing time. He was released in mid-January and has been looking for a new club since then.

His first possibility was in French Ligue 1 after his agents spoke with the board of Olympique Marseille. It was then reported that Costa was earning over €8.5 million, which are equal $10,250,000 per year. Having Darío Benedetto and signing Arkadiusz Milk from Napoli left no room for another striker and no more budget for such a contract. Following the failure in the negotiations in France, they headed to England.

It was reported that Diego Costa was in talks with West Ham United after they sold Ivory Coast striker Sebastian Haller to Ajax. But given Diego Costa was born in Brazil, another possibility showed up in the radar, and could be slowly becoming the biggest one. After their failure in the FIFA Club World Cup following their loss against Liga MX giants Tigres in the semifinals Palmeiras would be looking into the chance of signing him.

Now, about his salary, there could be an important pay cut, which is quite understandable considering many transfer markets are already closed and his options are now fewer than they were one month ago. As reported by Spanish newspaper As, Costa could sign of the Verdao and earn €2.5 million, or $3 million a year.