Courtois and A Good News for Chelsea Fans

arfa (61)in #sports • 6 years ago

A good news for Chelsea fans. Forget a moment of humiliating defeat against Bournemouth three goals without reply at Stamford Bridge, or again beaten 4-1 by Watford a few days ago at Vicarage Road. It's heavy and painful, everybody knows, so it's a good idea to read this story. The good news is, The Blues mainstay goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, said that he wants to extend his contract!

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At the time of the explosion of Antonio Conte's future issues in Chelsea, this news is definitely something to celebrate all fans and team management. The reason, Courtois often linked to join Real Madrid. Madrid always makes a lot of teams in every season.

They are looking for a world-class goalkeeper to replace Keylor Navas which has not been considered adequate for Madrid standards despite already giving a number of trophies to the team. David de Gea had targeted Los Blancos, but because it always void, they also change their target to Courtois.

Rumors of Courtois's move to Madrid are understandable. In addition to gaining experience and new achievements there, there are personal reasons that allow such removal. The 25-year-old goalkeeper has two children who live with their mother in Madrid. That reason also makes Courtois often go to the Spanish capital. In a way, Courtois's heart is in Madrid.

Before the success with Chelsea, this Belgian goalkeeper has undergone three seasons in Spain with Atletico Madrid on loan. At Atletico, he earned a La Liga title, a Spanish King's Cup, as well as a Europa League trophy. Courtois also expressed love for the city of Madrid and hope to be back there sometime in the future.

Although not denying the possibility of a move to Madrid, Courtois said that he is now focused on discussing a contract extension at Chelsea.