Atletico Madrid forward, Diego Costa, regrets initially leaving the Spanish capital for Chelsea but feels that everything has eventually fallen into place.
The Spaniard joined the Blues in 2014 for a reported £35 million fee. In just three seasons, he scored 52 top-flight goals, 20 of them coming in 2017 - Antonio Conte's only title-winning campaign.
Despite being in superb form, Conte couldn't quite overlook Costa's behaviour and ended up dismissing the striker via text message in June.
"It was a very bad moment, but it wasn't my fault. People said things, but time puts everything in its place; look where the coach is, look at Conte," Costa said to Marca, referencing Conte's sacking in July.
"I was wrong going to Chelsea, because of their way of dealing with things. Cholo [Atletico coach Diego Simeone] is a direct coach, and when he doesn't love you, it's clear and he shows it."
"At Chelsea it was the opposite. I had the option of returning to Atleti and when Chelsea told me to go back to training with the reserves, I was clear that I was going back to Atletico, even though there were other offers."
"If not, I would've stayed in Brazil with my family. I had to live my whole life with my family. I have other values that no money can buy," Costa concluded.
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