SERIE A - Bologna dropped Diego Costa talks

16.07.2021 17:15 of A.S. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
SERIE A - Bologna dropped Diego Costa talks

Bologna director Walter Sabatini denies coach Sinisa Mihajlovic blocked the transfer, but does confirm Diego Costa ‘was proposed to us and we decided to pursue different targets.’

The Brazilian-Spanish striker has been a free agent since quitting Atletico Madrid in January and was seemingly on the verge of agreeing a two-year contract with Bologna, worth €2.5m per season.

According to Sportitalia, the deal was scrapped at the last minute when Mihajlovic put the veto on Costa.

“It’s not true that Mihajlovic blocked Diego Costa,” Sabatini told Nettuno Bologna Uno local television.

“Costa was proposed to us and at the end of an internal discussion, we decided to pursue different targets".