Wolves manager Bruno Lage explains the one key skill new recruit Diego Costa has which made him a success the first time round in the Premier League.
The 33-year-old moves to the West Midlands with some pedigree, having won titles not only in England with Chelsea but also abroad in Spain, with Atletico Madrid and most recently in Brazil with Atletico Mineiro. No wonder Wolves used their strong Jorge Mendes relationship to manufacture this Premier League return. Costa, who attained 82 goal contributions and three trophies in his 120 appearances made in the colours of Chelsea, was brought in after Deadline Day as a free agent signing to compensate for the loss of big money recruit Sasa Kalajdzic.
The Austrian unfortunately suffered horrible luck on his Wolves debut in the 1-0 victory over Southampton. His ACL was ruptured and since this fatal incident, Kalajdzic has undergone knee surgery and is already on the road to recovery. This, therefore, affords Costa the big opportunity to hit the ground running for his new side with Man City the first opponents lying in wait. It's an opponent whereby he netted twice over his Stamford Bridge stay, so a debut goal against Pep Guardiola's side cannot be ruled in Saturday lunchtimes kick-off.
