The Angolan international, who spent last season on loan with Al-Ittihad, has told the Whites manager that he wants to quit the organisation on September 7 according to LeedsLive.
The Qatari transfer window is open until September 18 even though the Saudi market closes on Thursday, 7 September. The Athletic journalist Phil Hay revealed on The Square Ball podcast on August 18 that he anticipates the 29-year-old winger to make the move back to the Middle East.
Must leave
After telling Farke that he doesn’t want to remain at Leeds any longer after returning to the team over the summer, it seems like Costa definitely needs to be let go.
The manager of the Whites really doesn’t need to be dealing with a player who isn’t in his plans and doesn’t really want to work with him at Elland Road.
Although the Algerian only managed three goals in 18 games while on loan in the Saudi Pro League last season, there doesn’t seem to have been much interest in him.
Being abroad on international duty makes it difficult for the attacker to complete a transfer return to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, leaving the Qatari league as one of his final choices.
The negotiations surrounding his prospective departure will presumably pick up once he gets back to West Yorkshire the following week because both the team and the player will probably be eager to work out a deal to get him moved on.
