Thibaut Courtois

[Fernando 6,585]

We hold all the cards, Ron. If he doesn't want to sign a new contract, then we sell him, on our terms. We don't have to play him. He can rot on the bench for 18 months before we sell him "on the cheap" for £20 million in January 2016. It's not like he's the only world-class keeper here!

We can go and get Kaylor Navas who will be humble and do a great job for us.

Any fucker that doesn't want to be here can be sold and we can find an adequate replacement.

[Atholy 1,293]

Amazing that this whole forum is now starting to think Thibaut doesn't want to be at Chelsea anymore...

Also that he, just like Lukaku, is the most arrogant prick in the world..

• Less reading newspapers
• Season should start soon to end all this page filling nonsense

ps: oh wait... arrogant prick? I think this reminds me at the time Hazard was about to sign here!

[LukakutoStamford 779]

I do find it hilarious that people fall for the same journo schtick each time draw crazy conclusions and are convinced they are right only to find that the press has taken something out of context or even worse can't even translate properly.

P.S. Word for word translations don't work ....

[mannyfreshh 164]

Any word on courtois coming back to chelsea??? I am most excited about having him back than any other newcomer

[Jase 43,479]

Thibaut Courtois says goodbye to Atlético Madrid

[Special Juan 28,133]

Delighted, this kid is immense.

[Pizy 18,877]

Awwww, yeah!

Hopefully he shares the flight back with Luis.

[Special Juan 28,133]

Imagine that line up at Cobham….

Courtois, Luis, Costa and Thiago :blue scalf:

[iseah100 5,612]

Cue people insulting him for saying bye to his teams and saying things like "If he doesn't want to play here let him stay with them." Lol

[Rom2013 446]

that could easily happen .. we would be helpless if he decided just to run out his time

He won't play here for sure without signing the new contract, we have another world class keaper so no problem.

If he doesn't sign we sell him, or he will be on the bench. After two years you can be sure no big team will want him.

[Barbara 15,149]

I don't get where the idea he doesn't want to play here and would leave in a free transfer came from.

The only article I read was Lukaku spouting his usual bullshit. The day he becomes as good as he thinks he already is, it'll be a blessing for the club he plays for, the problem is if he'll ever get to that level as the only thing he seems to miss - according to him - is Champions League football. And LOL forever at him assessing Pipita's career.

I don't see Mourinho keeping him. His personality (at least his big mouth) is extremely annoying and he doesn't live up to his own assessment of himself, he isn't half good as he thinks he is. I don't remember ever seeing a case of a player saying so much shit so often. He's 'special'. All it took him was a goal and an assist in ET and boom, the kraken's mouth attacked again. It seems he doesn't ever learn.

Back to Courtois though, he doesn't seem to be the same way. Yeah, he's talked a lot at the end of the season about coming back to Chelsea, staying at Atletico and a few other possibilities. His tone was different and he's earned most things he was asking. Unlike Lukaku, that's a guy who's already a La Liga champion, a Europe League champion, with an impressive record and one of the best keepers in the world. As a top player, it's only natural he wants to play. Keepers aren't like field players that can get minutes every match if they're benched. Benched keepers barely have any playing time and that would completely affect his progress. Still he handled things way classier than Lukaku and I don't agree with comparisons.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Amazing that this whole forum is now starting to think Thibaut doesn't want to be at Chelsea anymore...

Seriously? A handful of people doesn't mean the whole forum...

There are plenty on here that don't put Courtois in the same boat as Lukaku so you need to relax.

[Chelsea? 892]

[mannyfreshh 164]

one of cech or courtois has to be sold.. no way will they want to be benchwarmers if they both are brought to compete with each other.. we need to sell one or the other. tough situation chelsea is in.. on one had u have a club legend who is still class, then courtois is the best young keeper in the world. personally i would extend courtois,then loan him out 1 more year. i would make this year all about cech

[His Majesty 43]

The situation is pretty obvious to me...continue three more years with Cech and then go looking for another goalkeeper for a ridiculous high transfer price or continue ten+ more years with Courtois, already one of the best in the world.