Daily Mail UK claims that Costa has been backed by his teammates on the altercation between Costa and Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte. Following the text message sent by Conte to Costa several weeks back, Costa has decided to stay in Brazil and he doesn't mind being fined till the rest of the year and sent out on a free transfer to "the club he wants" [Atletico Madrid]. His teammates who are also his friends such as Fabregas, Willian, David Luiz are getting weary that they could be the next to be discarded and done away with like a criminal like Costa. This probably is the reason Chelsea is picking up slowly with a home defeat against Burnley during the weekend.