De Bruyne wrote a book where he spoke of his relationship with a young lady by the name of Caroline Lijnen (pictured together to the left, pic from HLN). As De Bruyne sees it, Courtois stole his girl and the rift was potentially huge. The former Chelsea player claimed in his book that Belgium manager Marc Wilmots asked him if he should drop Courtois from the national squad over the scandal. Caroline Lijnen had kept quiet but since De Bruyne released his book she's decided it's fair to have her say. And that she does. Quoted by Voetbal Krant, Lijnen says Oh courtois you smooth operator