Thibaut Courtois

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Cech?

Yes, he'll be top notch for another 15 years, just like Courtois.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Yes, he'll be top notch for another 15 years, just like Courtois.

Of course there's a trade off but I would understand if the club sold Courtois for £70m and kept Cech for let's say the next 5 years.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Of course there's a trade off but I would understand if the club sold Courtois for £70m and kept Cech for let's say the next 5 years.

The goal of that money is to improve the team right?

Chances are slim Cech is still going to be relevant in five years, he'll be in his late thirties then. Not every goalkeeper is a Buffon. I like Cech, he's great, but you can't count on that.

Also, I think Courtois already surpassed him as we speak.

In the meantime Real will have the best goalkeeper in the world for at least 10 years and Chelsea has to hope they'll discover the next gem in time for Cech to retire.

Money means nothing to Real, you'll just make them stronger.

[Tomo 21,733]

We still have Cech tbh. £70m is a lot.

It is, but so is the best part of two decades with the best keeper of his generation.

[Amblève. 4,995]

This attitude is why real and barca are able to dominate Europe.

If you don't need the money, don't sell your best players. Whatever the price tag.

Please tell me who you would buy to replace him that wouldn't be inferior.

I don't even need to name any goalies. Keep Cech and by the time he isn't top-class anymore sign one of the upcoming young ones. 5 years ago nobody knew about Courtois, Leno, Ter Stegen, De Gea etc; new great goalkeepers appear in cycles which is why nobody will spend 70m on a GK in the foreseeable future.

[Stingray 9,441]

I don't even need to name any goalies. Keep Cech and by the time he isn't top-class anymore sign one of the upcoming young ones. 5 years ago nobody knew about Courtois, Leno, Ter Stegen, De Gea etc; new great goalkeepers appear in cycles which is why nobody will spend 70m on a GK in the foreseeable future.

I don't know. Selling Tibo and keeping Cech is a short term vision. It could come to haunt us. We HAVE what will be our next Cech. Plus, we do not need the money. How many players do you wanna buy? Suppose we get three good transfers this season, do we need 5,6,7? What will that do to the team? It's pure madness and I think Mou agrees. Hence the troll price put on Tibo imo.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

I don't even need to name any goalies. Keep Cech and by the time he isn't top-class anymore sign one of the upcoming young ones. 5 years ago nobody knew about Courtois, Leno, Ter Stegen, De Gea etc; new great goalkeepers appear in cycles which is why nobody will spend 70m on a GK in the foreseeable future.

To build a great and dominant team, you simply need to keep your best players together. Money doesn't keep a clean sheet, Courtois might.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

LMAO Of course you sell a keeper for 70m even if he was a mixture of prime Kahn and Buffon fused together!

There is a reason why keepers are always relatively inexpensive and that is because the difference between a world class keeper and a very good keeper is probably around 4-5 goals per season, and there are usually A LOT of very good keepers around. With 70m you can get players that make up that difference many times over.

Anyway, this all besides the point because neither Madrid nor any other team would pay 70m for Thibaut or any other keeper.

[Stingray 9,441]

LMAO Of course you sell a keeper for 70m even if he was a mixture of prime Kahn and Buffon fused together!

There is a reason why keepers are always relatively inexpensive and that is because the difference between a world class keeper and a very good keeper is probably around 4-5 goals per season, and there are usually A LOT of very good keepers around. With 70m you can get players that make up that difference many times over.

Anyway, this all besides the point because neither Madrid nor any other team would pay 70m for Thibaut or any other keeper.

I just think they got trolled by Mou tbh :-)

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I just think they got trolled by Mou tbh :-)

Yeah, I found it hilarious when I first read it. I didn't at all think that the story here is "Should we sell Thibaut for 70m?" but instead thought "LMAO Jose, you legend!"

[MCM4PR3Z 411]

A journalist that is a Man Utd fan, about why Courtois is a better goalkeeper for him than De Gea:

http://www.givemesport.com/587354-manchester-united-fans-should-not-worry-about-david-de-gea-leaving?autoplay=on&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organic-Social&utm_campaign=Tribute-Pages-laika-v2

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-in-fight-to-keep-thibaut-courtois-this-summer-10320474.html

[Special Juan 27,429]

Slow news day, make up some Chelsea news whilst dipping digestives in tea whilst in the office.

[SykikJV 146]

Was a guest in a TV-show in Belgium yesterday evening. The entire show was build around Courtois. Hasn't heard anything from Real Madrid, just speculation from the media. Rates his own value around 50 million euro's when asked about the 100 million in the media. Said he'll stay at Chelsea.

[DaddysHobby 60]

Was a guest in a TV-show in Belgium yesterday evening. The entire show was build around Courtois. Hasn't heard anything from Real Madrid, just speculation from the media. Rates his own value around 50 million euro's when asked about the 100 million in the media. Said he'll stay at Chelsea.

Neuer's valuation is lower according to the guys at CIES ... Courtois hits the nail on the head though #confident

[MCM4PR3Z 411]

He said in an interview that there is a big difference in goalkeeping in the PD and the PL and that he had to work hard to get used to that. For example, in the PD he could just pick every ball out of the air and everybody allowed him to do it, but in the PL the attackers fight for the ball and jump against goalkeepers. "But I could adjust pretty quick to the new style of play, so I'm happy.".

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Courtois (1/4): "I cannot say what the future holds for me but Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world..." #CFC

Courtois (2/4): "Being here is great and I’m looking forward to winning a lot of trophies with this team..." #CFC

Courtois (3/4): "If it’s for 10 years then good, if it’s for less then maybe also. We never know what the future holds but..." #CFC

Courtois (4/4): "...hopefully for the moments and years that I’m here we can win as many trophies as possible." #CFC (Goal)

[Jase 43,479]

Courtois (1/4): "I cannot say what the future holds for me but Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world..." #CFC

Courtois (2/4): "Being here is great and I’m looking forward to winning a lot of trophies with this team..." #CFC

Courtois (3/4): "If it’s for 10 years then good, if it’s for less then maybe also. We never know what the future holds but..." #CFC

Courtois (4/4): "...hopefully for the moments and years that I’m here we can win as many trophies as possible." #CFC (Goal)

So in a way, he is committing his future to the club but also not committing to the club..