Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will keep Petr Cech but believes that Courtois, 21, is ready to challenge for role as first-choice goalkeeper having spent three seasons on loan in La Liga. Courtois is expected to sign a new contract extension with Chelsea, who he is yet to play for, and it had been thought that he might be loaned out for one more campaign but Mourinho is now thought to want him back.
Costa wants to move to Chelsea who are happy to meet the 31.5million buy-out clause in the strikers contract and will also meet his personal terms.
The powerful 25-year-old striker has been Mourinhos main target for some time with the Chelsea manager determined to overhaul their forward line during the summer. Samuel Etoos contract expires at the end of this season and it seems inconceivable that Chelsea will not encourage bids for both Fernando Torres and Demba Ba.
It remains possible that Torres could return to Atltico while there also remains the expectation that Chelsea will also listen to offers for Romelu Lukaku who has spent this season on loan at Everton. Everton would like to buy the striker but have been quoted a fee of more than 20million and face competition from other clubs.
Chelsea are also interested in signing the Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic with the Croatian understood to be keen to quit the German club who are signing Robert Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund. Chelsea scouts have watched Mandzukic in recent weeks.
Costa, like Filipe, was born in Brazil but is a naturalised Spaniard and will represent Spain at the World Cup. Filipe, 28, has represented Brazil but does not figure in Luiz Felipe Scolaris plans for this summer.
Although Filipe is Brazilian he has a Polish father and his surname is Kasmirski. He can also play further forward but has been used by Atltico coach Diego Simeone as a left-back and impressed in both legs of the semi-final tie against Chelsea which the Spanish side won to set up a final later this month against Real Madrid.
Filipe has previously played for Real Madrid B and Deportivo La Coruna having originally moved to Europe from Brazil to join Ajax on loan in 2004.
Coles contract at Chelsea is due to expire in June and although the 33-year-old is keen to agree a new one-year extension, and a deal is expected, he has lost his first-team place this season to Csar Azpilicueta.
Mourinho, however, has made signing a new left-back as well as buying strikers his priority when the transfer window opens.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10802441/Chelsea-close-in-on-deals-to-sign-Atletico-Madrid-left-back-Filipe-Luis-and-striker-Diego-Costa.html
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