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Craig HillThibaut Courtois set for Atletico loan
July 19th 2011 11:43
With Chelsea as close as it is possible to be to signing a new player without actually having signed him, Thibaut Courtois, the 19-year old Racing Genk player, has hinted at a loan deal once he officially becomes a Blue.
The young goalkeeper, still to agree personal terms over his move to London, expects to be loaned out to Atletico Madrid once the deal has been agreed.
"It is better for me to go to Atletico, I can learn more in Spain than in Belgium. I'll have to fight for my place, but that is life at the top. The easiest option for me would have been to stay at Genk. I could be loaned out for a second or even third season before becoming part of Chelsea's first-team squad."
He revealed that some of the club's (Chelsea) senior players had already welcomed him to Stamford Bridge, such as Lampard, Terry, soon-to-be-rival, Petr Cech, and Didier Drogba (who told Courtois how he'd seen him celebrating the Belgian title with Genk on the television).
I checked Courtois out on YouTube to see just how good this player is. And I must say, I was mightily impressed. As a non-Chelsea fan (particularly after the signed Petr Cech all those years back and dominated through him for a couple of years, in my opinion) I wanted this player to be overhyped. And for the first few saves I saw, I thought- "he saves with his legs too often..". But as the video continued and the number of great saves clocked up, I thought "wow, this guy is amazing!"
See for yourself by clicking the link below. And remember, he is only 19 years of age. There are far more experienced goalkeepers with a much less impressive catalogue of saves from their entire career!
Thibaut Courtois- Racing Genk goalkeeper
The young goalkeeper, still to agree personal terms over his move to London, expects to be loaned out to Atletico Madrid once the deal has been agreed.
"It is better for me to go to Atletico, I can learn more in Spain than in Belgium. I'll have to fight for my place, but that is life at the top. The easiest option for me would have been to stay at Genk. I could be loaned out for a second or even third season before becoming part of Chelsea's first-team squad."
He revealed that some of the club's (Chelsea) senior players had already welcomed him to Stamford Bridge, such as Lampard, Terry, soon-to-be-rival, Petr Cech, and Didier Drogba (who told Courtois how he'd seen him celebrating the Belgian title with Genk on the television).
I checked Courtois out on YouTube to see just how good this player is. And I must say, I was mightily impressed. As a non-Chelsea fan (particularly after the signed Petr Cech all those years back and dominated through him for a couple of years, in my opinion) I wanted this player to be overhyped. And for the first few saves I saw, I thought- "he saves with his legs too often..". But as the video continued and the number of great saves clocked up, I thought "wow, this guy is amazing!"
See for yourself by clicking the link below. And remember, he is only 19 years of age. There are far more experienced goalkeepers with a much less impressive catalogue of saves from their entire career!
Thibaut Courtois- Racing Genk goalkeeper
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