Former Chelsea star attacker wins January player of the month for Atletico Madrid

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- Former Chelsea attacker Diego Costa has been named Atletico Madrid player of the month for January

- The Spanish midfielder has been in terrific form for Los Colchoneros since making his second debut

- And he thanked Atletico fans for their love and support in his second coming

Former Chelsea attacker Diego Costa has been named Atletico Madrid player of the month for January.

The Spanish midfielder has been in terrific form for Los Colchoneros since making his second debut and have scored an amazing three goals in five appearances in all competition for Atletico.

The Spanish giant took to their official Twitter page to celebrate their star man who attained the amazing feat in his first month back for Atletico Madrid.

Speaking after winning the award, Costa said: "I want to thank the fans for thier love and for this award, it means a lot to me to come back and win it in my first month, a big thank you to everyone"

" To play again for this shirt and team, i really wanted that, there is nothing better than starting well, scoring goals and helping the team"

NAIJ.com has previously reported that Ex Chelsea forward Diego Costa scored a goal before being sent off seconds later on his first start for Atletico Madrid since returning to the Spanish club.

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The Spanish striker was booked in the 62nd minute of Saturday's La Liga game with Getafe before scoring six minutes later.

He then jumped into the crowd to celebrate and was subsequently shown a second yellow card and dismissed.

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