Oscar, Diego Costa back to base

Chelsea’s Brazilian-born forward players Oscar and Diego Costa returned to London, before swiftly linking up with their title-winning colleagues as the squad fly to Montreal for the club’s summer tour to North America.

 

The Blues will be based in Canada but will face the New York Red Bulls on  July 22 at their 25,000-seater home stadium. Jose Mourinho’s men then play Paris Saint-Germain and North Carolina before heading to Washington D.C. to take on Champions League winners Barcelona.

 

Oscar and Costa had contrasting summers - the former was ruled out of Brazil’s Copa America campaign with a thigh injury and holidayed in Miami with his wife and young daughter.

 

Costa, on the other hand, was involved in a bizarre friendly five-a-side futsal tournament in Kuwait. However, the duo are sure to be keen to once again be reunited with their team-mates, including summer signing from Stoke City, Asmir Begovic.