Diego Costa close to Vasco da Gama move

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vasco da Gama are in advanced talks to sign naturalized Spanish striker Diego Costa, according to media reports in Brazil.

Costa has been without a club since parting ways with English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in June.

His status as a free agent means Vasco have until August 25 to secure the 34-year-old's signature, three weeks after Brazil's winter tr