Diego Costa is on the verge of returning to the Premier League. The 33-year-old has reached an agreement with Wolverhampton Wanderers and will complete the medical check on Thursday. For the Wolves, Costa replaces the seriously injured Sasa Kalajdzic.

Wolves have found an answer to the Kalajdzic shock: Diego Costa returns to the Premier League and joins Wanderers. Background: Last weekend, new signing Kalajdzic tore his cruciate ligament on his debut.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Wolves are in agreement with Costa. The Spaniard signs a contract until the end of the season, the details of the contract should already have been clarified. Only the obligatory medical check is missing and, according to Romano, was scheduled for Thursday. Diego Costa last played for Atletico Mineiro in his native country of Brazil. The now 33-year-old has been without a club for half a year. Costa knows the Premier League very well: the massive centre-forward scored a total of 59 goals for Chelsea in four years and prepared a further 23 goals.

This article was originally published on 90min.com as Only the medical check is missing: Diego Costa replaces Kalajdzic at Wolves.