Atletico s Player of the Month Diego Costa thanks fans for their vote

Madrid Feb 8 (IANS) Spain forward Diego Costa on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Atletico Madrid s fans for voting him Player of the Month for January after beginning his second spell at the La Liga club.

The 29-year-old has played six matches since he was registered as an Atleti player on January 1 scoring three goals and assisting on two reports Efe.

"I want to thank the fans for their 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 " Costa said in a video posted to the club s website.

Costa rejoined Atletico from Chelsea in the summer transfer window but was unable to take part in matches until the beginning of this year as FIFA s Disciplinary Committee had barred Atletico from registering new players for two transfer windows due to irregularities in signing minors in January 2016.

"To play again for this shirt and team I really wanted that. There is nothing better than starting off well scoring goals and helping the team " he added.

Atletico Madrid is due to play Malaga on Saturday in a La Liga match at La Rosaleda Stadium.

"To win or get a point we need to give it our all in order to play a complete game " he continued.

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