Overview
- Multiple outlets report the 35-year-old winger will join Chievo Verona in Italy’s Serie D after months without a club.
- Sydney FC previously announced a mutual contract termination, citing unresolved legal and personal matters that prevented him from traveling.
- Coverage links his absence to a child-support case in Brazil, including a reported arrest order in September 2025 and a debt near $90,000–$100,000 that outlets say was paid.
- The interim move is described as lasting six months, with reports expecting a subsequent transfer to Al-Ittifaq and noting foreign-player limits as a factor.
- While unattached, Costa trained for months with Boavista in Rio de Janeiro, and his career includes title-winning spells at Bayern Munich, Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk.