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  • Chelsea’s Kepa to replace Courtois at Real Madrid

    Chelsea’s Kepa to replace Courtois at Real Madrid

    Chelsea goalkeeper,  Kepa Arrizabalaga will be joining Real Madrid on loan this season.

    Real Madrid and Chelsea have reached an agreement on the loan deal.

    This deal was made known by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano on Saturday.

    Real Madrid Belgian Goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois is injured and will be out for a lengthy period of time, hence his replacement with Kepa.

    Kepa has also reportedly agreed personal terms to move to Santiago Bernabéu.

    The deal does not include an obligation/permanent move for the 28-year-old shot-stopper.

    On his Twitter handle, Fabrizio Romano wrote, “Kepa to Real Madrid, here we go! Loan deal verbally agreed between Real and Chelsea, no obligation/permanent move for Spanish GK.

    “Kepa immediately said yes to Real after talks with Bayern over the last 3/4 days.

    “He already said goodbye, ready to travel.”

  • Casillas pencils down current top five goalkeepers in the world

    Casillas pencils down current top five goalkeepers in the world

    Former Spain and Real Madrid legendary goalkeeper, Iker Casillas has drafted his list of the world’s best five goalkeepers.

    Casillas has named Belgian and Real Madrid goalie, Thibaut Courtois to be the best in the world.

    Courtois tops the chart, followed by Manchester City, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Bayern Munich goalkeepers, while Liverpool’s No.1 is overlooked.

    Casillas is a World Cup winner with Spain and spent 16 memorable years as a senior Real Madrid goalkeeper.

    Check below his top five list:

    1. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

    2. Ederson (Manchester City)

    3. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)

    4. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

    5. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

    Casillas’ first choice and Belgium international, Courtois helped Real to La Liga and Champions League glory last season.

    Ederson claimed a Premier League crown at Manchester City and Neuer lifted another Bundesliga title with Bayern.

    Liverpool”s Brazilian goalie Allison Becker and Chelsea”s Edouard Mendy are all missing out on his top five best goalkeepers despite their heroics for their club sides in recent years.

  • Barca legend: Why Ter Stegen better than Thibaut Courtois

    Barca legend: Why Ter Stegen better than Thibaut Courtois

    Barcelona legend Andoni Zubizarreta is adamant Marc-Andre ter Stegen is a better goalkeeper than Real Madrid No1 Thibaut Courtois.

    Former Barca No1 Zubi signed Ter Stegen when sporting director with the Blaugrana.

    He said, “There weren’t many goalkeepers in the world who played like this, now there are more.

    “From the first moment we worked on the future and to detect talent. We saw that there was a young boy in Germany who played how we wanted and we launched ourselves for his signing.

    “I have always said that Courtois would be one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but that he was a goalkeeper with a profile that Barça needed something else.

    “We were clear that we wanted a goalkeeper similar to (Victor) Valdés.”

  • I wasn’t happy Courtois was Chelsea first-choice – Cech

    I wasn’t happy Courtois was Chelsea first-choice – Cech

    Former Chelsea Petr Cech admits he was “not happy at all” when the decision was taken to drop him behind Thibaut Courtois in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

    The Czech goalkeeper had been the most reliable of last lines of defence for the Blues for 10 years prior to being asked to fill back-up duties.

    Four Premier League titles and a Champions League crown had been collected in that time, with well over 450 appearances taken in.

    “I was not happy at all,” Cech, who now fills an advisor role at Chelsea, told the Blues’ official website when reflecting on the end of his playing spell at the club.

    “I could see in pre-season how hard I was working. There was nothing obvious suggesting I wouldn’t be ready to keep my spot.

    “But in a football team you can only have one goalkeeper playing every week, and unfortunately that was the way it went.

     

  • BREAKING: Thibaut Courtois joins Real Madrid on six-year deal

    BREAKING: Thibaut Courtois joins Real Madrid on six-year deal

    Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has completed his move to Real Madrid from Chelsea, and has been unveiled by the Spanish club.

    The former Chelsea stopper, 26, was given a hero’s welcome on his arrival at the Bernabeu as he finally bagged his move to Spain on a six-year deal.

    Courtois has been angling for a move back to Madrid all summer in order to spend more time with his family.

    Just a day before the Premier League transfer window shut, the ex-Atletico star got his wish.

    In return, they allowed Courtois to walk, while Mateo Kovacic moved the other way, joining the Blues on loan for the season.

    Courtois won two Premier League titles in his four seasons as Chelsea’s number one, raking in over 100 appearances for the club.

    The Belgian international was awarded the Golden Glove at the World Cup this summer for his efforts with his country in Russia.

  • Chelsea agree courtois deal with Real Madrid, Kovacic to arrive on loan

    Chelsea have agreed to sell Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid, with midfielder Mateo Kovacic arriving on loan from the Spanish club.

    The Blues say the deal is still subject to Courtois agreeing personal terms and completing a medical.

    Real plan to present the 26-year-old, who will sign a six-year deal, as their new signing on Thursday.

    Athletic Bilbao’s Kepa Arrizabalaga arrives Chelsea as his replacement for £71m – a world record for a goalkeeper.

    And Croatia midfielder Kovacic, 24, will have a medical on Wednesday before joining on a season-long loan.

    He has spent the past three campaigns at Real since joining from Inter Milan, and played in Croatia’s run to the World Cup final in July.

    Courtois has been a Chelsea player since 2011, when he signed from Genk.

    He was immediately loaned to Atletico Madrid, where he played until 2014, before returning as the Blues’ number one.

    On Monday he was absent from Chelsea’s Cobham training ground, where he was due to take part following his involvement at the World Cup.

    Courtois was voted best goalkeeper at the tournament, with Belgium beating England in a third-place play-off.

    Kepa, 23, arrives Stamford Bridge after a release clause in his contract was met, with the deal surpassing Alisson’s £66.8m July move to Liverpool.

    He is Spain’s number two behind Manchester United’s David de Gea and has one international cap.

  • Courtois absent from Chelsea training amid Real Madrid links

    Courtois absent from Chelsea training amid Real Madrid links

    Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, did not report for training with the Premier League club on Monday.

    And it is understood the Blues do not know when the 26-year-old Belgium international will return.

    Courtois has been a Blues player since 2011, when he signed from Belgian club Genk and was loaned to Atletico Madrid.

    Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has also been linked with Real, but did attend training with the Blues on Monday.

    Courtois was named best goalkeeper at this summer’s World Cup in Russia, where Belgium beat England in the third-place play-off.

    He has played 154 times for Chelsea, keeping 58 clean sheets and conceding 152 goals.

    Speaking on Friday, new Blues manager Maurizio Sarri said he was unsure whether Courtois would stay.

    He said: “At the moment Courtois is the goalkeeper of Chelsea. I don’t know in the future. It depends on the club, it depends especially on him, but I hope Courtois will be our goalkeeper.”

    BBC

  • Thibaut Courtois out of Belgium friendly, returns to Chelsea

    Thibaut Courtois has returned to Chelsea early from international duty with Belgium, but coach Roberto Martinez confirmed Courtois should be fit for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Tottenham.

    Antonio Conte confirmed Courtois was suffering from a “muscular problem” ahead of last week’s FA Cup quarter-final win against Leicester City.

    The 25-year-old decided to join up with Martinez’s Belgium squad despite the issue and hoped to recover in time for Tuesday’s international friendly against Saudi Arabia, however, medical staff with the Belgium national side decided Courtois had not recovered in time for the match and confirmed the goalkeeper will return to Chelsea continue his rehabilitation.

    “Thibaut Courtois, from a coaching perspective, will not be fit for Tuesday but could be okay to play at the weekend against Tottenham for his club. For Tuesday it is too early and a risk.

    “I think it’s a great opportunity for Simon [Mignolet] to have back-to-back international fixtures.

    “We are not going to take any chances with anyone. The medical team felt he would not be 100 per cent for Tuesday.”

    Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will start for Belgium against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.