Striker Costa returns to full Chelsea training

Diego Costa has returned to full training with the Chelsea first-team after missing Saturday's game at Leicester.

The striker took part with his team-mates at Cobham as his chances of leaving for China rapidly dwindled.

The Spain international has been forced to train alone for two days, as he attempts to recover from a back issue he has complained about.

Manager Antonio Conte is yet to speak about a reported bust-up with the striker, who has been linked with a move away.

Costa had been linked with a mega-money move to Tianjin Quanjian.

Chelsea and owner Roman Abramovich are determined to keep the Spain striker, who has scored 14 Premier League goals in 19 games this season.

And the Chinese Super League club's owner on Tuesday said that Chelsea's desire to keep the striker until the end of the season and the new limit on foreign imports to China, with three permitted in matchday squads, will scupper a deal.

Tianjin's billionaire owner Shu Yuhui told Tianjin TV, according to Sina Sports: "This situation has brought a change to our signing plans.

"If (the rule) had been '4 +1' as in the past, then we would have made a big investment this year, but now it seems to be changed to three.

"The online reports about Costa, it's true we'd like him, and we made an offer for (Edinson) Cavani and were deep in negotiations."