Diego Costa - Chris Davies

Fresh from an outstanding season in Spain, where his 36 goals hadpropelled Atltico Madrid to a first La Liga title since 1996 and to withinseconds of a maiden Champions League crown, Diego Costa arrived atStamford Bridge for 32 million.Brazilian by birth, Costa had caused an enormous wave of controversyin his homeland after opting to take Spanish citizenship and a subsequentplace in Spain's squad over the opportunity to represent the Seleo in ahome World Cup in 2014.An early exit for Spain ensued but, undeterred, Costa arrived in the Englishcapital tasked by manager Jose Mourinho with scoring the goals that hadeluded many of his predecessors the previous season. And with a PremierLeague record of seven goals in his first four starts he took to the physicalnature of England's top division with typical aplomb.Costa began his nomadic rise to the top via the lower echelons ofPortuguese and Spanish football, before establishing himself as a forceunder Diego Simeone's rejuvenated Atlti. Affectionately nicknamed "El Cholo" (the Beast), his pace, power, aggression and deadly finishing haveswiftly seen him become a crowd favorite at the Bridge.