Five players who wanted to leave their clubs this summer, but couldn't

#3. Diego Costa

Current Club: Chelsea FC

Desired Destination: Club Atletico de Madrid

"Hi Diego, I hope you are well. Thanks for the season we spent together. Good luck for the next year but you are not in my plan."

If reports in the British media are to be believed, this is the text that Antonio Conte sent to his star striker Diego Costa just after the domestic season got over and everyone broke for the holidays.

Costa had been wanting out all last season - including a January fiasco where the striker almost ended up in China - but with Atletico Madrid, his destination of choice slapped with a transfer ban and Chelsea unwilling to budge on their asking price for the striker, a number of talked-about moves fell through.

Now, with Costa club-less and Chelsea a little short on the striker's front, two of the most head -strong and determined characters in modern football are faced with the task of talking it all out and making up - for the good of the team.

As a neutral observer, this should be fun!