The 28-year-old Spain striker, who scored 26 goals in 46 games for the Premier League champions at the end of a season, claimed last week that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte had informed him in a text message that he was not part of the Italian's plans going forward at Stamford Bridge.
After scoring in Spain's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Macedonia, Costa said to the Spanish media:
'Things don't work like that. The fight for a place has to be fair.
'When there is a fair fight you stay and fight but if there isn't then you have to go.'
Chelsea have been linked with a move for former striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton and Costa accepts that Conte might want to move him on in order to bring in a new first-choice centre-forward.
However, he also suggested that things could have been handled differently.
Costa said: 'You need to ask Conte what has happened, he's the coach and if he has the option of signing someone else and doesn't want to have problems with a senior player then that's normal.
'But there are ways of saying things, ways of doing things.
'Thanks to God I'm not lacking teams (to join). If Chelsea don't want me I will choose the best option for me.'
'I have a contract with Chelsea for two years. If they decide to sell me I will search for the best choice of team for me.
'Atletico are among those teams. Signing for Atletico wouldn't mean not playing, I could go (on loan) to some team in Spain, in Italy, in Brazil...wherever I can continue playing.
'Everyone knows that Atletico is a club that I have a lot of love for. Regardless of if I return or not, I'm always going to continue loving them.
'Now we have to wait to see how things turn out.'
'I rule out China, I have to think about my future. I have to think about the World Cup. If I fight and I do things well I'll have every chance of going to the World Cup. I cannot go to China.'
'When there is a fair fight you stay and fight but if there isn't then you have to go.'
Chelsea have been linked with a move for former striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton and Costa accepts that Conte might want to move him on in order to bring in a new first-choice centre-forward.
However, he also suggested that things could have been handled differently.
Costa said: 'You need to ask Conte what has happened, he's the coach and if he has the option of signing someone else and doesn't want to have problems with a senior player then that's normal.
'But there are ways of saying things, ways of doing things.
'Thanks to God I'm not lacking teams (to join). If Chelsea don't want me I will choose the best option for me.'
'I have a contract with Chelsea for two years. If they decide to sell me I will search for the best choice of team for me.
'Atletico are among those teams. Signing for Atletico wouldn't mean not playing, I could go (on loan) to some team in Spain, in Italy, in Brazil...wherever I can continue playing.
'Everyone knows that Atletico is a club that I have a lot of love for. Regardless of if I return or not, I'm always going to continue loving them.
'Now we have to wait to see how things turn out.'
'I rule out China, I have to think about my future. I have to think about the World Cup. If I fight and I do things well I'll have every chance of going to the World Cup. I cannot go to China.'
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