Wolves have reportedly had their work permit appeal for former Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa accepted.
The Sun reported that former Chelsea star is now due to fly to England tonight to finalise his switch to Molineux.
His medical has already been arranged and now he looks set to pen a one-year contract to seal his return to the Premier League.
Spanish international Costa only missed out on the work permit by two points.
The 33-year-old had to gain 15 points on the Home Office’s points-based system to be given their blessing to play in the UK – but Costa fell just short with 13.
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The main objection to the Brazilian-born forward’s bid to sign for Wolves centred around his lack of recent match-time at club level and recent lack of international appearances for Spain.
Costa only made 19 appearances for his previous club Atletico Mineiro and hasn’t played competitively since December, prior to terminating his contract with the Brazilian club in January.
However the fact his initial application was rejected by such a narrow margin encouraged Wolves to push ahead with an appeal.
Now Fabrizio Romano has offered this update on Twitter: “Wolves appeal for Diego Costa’s work permit/appeal has been accepted.
“Diego will fly to England later tonight to discuss final details of the free transfer.
“Medical tests have been scheduled and it will be a key step to proceed — one year contract ready.”