Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid, according to French source RMC. However, Kristof Terreur of Het Laatste Nieuws has raised doubts a deal is close, with the Blues likely to push to secure a new No. 1 before letting Belgium international Courtois leave.
A fee of €35 million would be a steal for arguably the best goalkeeper in the game. However, Chelsea’s hands are tied somewhat by the stopper being out of contract next summer. Yet the 26-year-old is surely a player new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri would want to keep, especially after his performances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Courtois collected FIFA’s Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper at the tournament.