After Wolves went 1-0 up on Saturday, Diego Costa could be seen yanking on the hair of Ruben Neves as he tried to remove his hairband.
The Spain international had developed a reputation for being a bit of a prankster during his time at Chelsea, as well as someone who just generally always seems to be involved in antics around the club.
Now, as the managerless Wolves squad flew to London ahead of tonight’s clash with Crystal Palace, Costa was filmed inflicting more light pain on a teammate.
Diego Costa winds up Nelson Semedo
Earlier today, Costa posted a 9-second video of himself sitting next to Nelson Semedo en route to south London, where he delivers what sounded like quick a powerful flick on the Portugal international’s head.
You can see footage of the moment below.
Semedo seemed to find the funny side of it as he burst into laughter alongside Costa and more of the Wolves squad, albeit while holding the side of his head.
Despite only arriving at Molineux on September 12th, it seems as if the 34-year-old has settled in almost immediately amongst his new teammates, and appears to be a popular teammate – as well as the occasional nuisance, we’re sure.
Diego Costa must improve for Wolves
Of course, the Brazil-born striker is still regaining full fitness after a period of unemployment before Wolves came calling, although he must get more involved.
Last time out against Nottingham Forest, the Wolves No.29 barely touched the ball in his 82 minutes on the pitch, before he was replaced by Hwang Hee-chan.
As WhoScored shows, Costa made just seven passes in that time, and could only manage 12 touches against the Premier League’s basement side.
If he doesn’t show signs of improvement against Crystal Palace tonight, he may need to spend some time on the sidelines – at the moment, he is a passenger.
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