REAL Madrid are poised to offer Thibaut Courtois an irresistible deal to lure him away from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
The Galaticos are confident of securing the services of the Belgian goalkeeper, but may not even need a massive pay cheque to bring him to Madrid.
Courtois, who has a Spanish fiancee and feels at home in Madrid – more so than his native Belgium – is determined to move back to the Spanish capital, whether in the white shirt of Real or the red and white stripes of his former loan club Atletico.
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Reports on Thursday suggested the Chelsea board are now looking to offer Courtois a huge pay rise in a bid to shatter Real’s hopes of signing the Belgian international – but it’s unlikely to make any difference.
Despite enjoying life at Chelsea under Antonio Conte, the Belgian keeper will inevitably give the offer from the La Liga giants serious consideration.
Real Madrid ruled out a move for the 24-year old Belgian international in January with Courtois keen on finishing the Blues’ title chase.
Los Blancos have spent the last three transfer windows in pursuit of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, but are now thought to have given up on the former Atletico man to target one of his successors at the Vicente Calderon in Courtois.
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Chelsea sent Courtois on loan to Diego Simeone’s side for three years and the goalkeeper even helped Atletico knock his parent club out of the 2014 Champions League semi-final, starting both legs of a 3-1 aggregate win.
That was enough for the Blues to promote him to first choice later in the year and send Petr Cech to rivals Arsenal at the end of the 2014/15 season.
Courtois – who is fluent in Spanish and owns property in the region – has been instrumental in Chelsea’s Premier League title race having kept ten clean sheets in the club’s 12-game winning run.
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