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Thibaut Courtois is a Belgian international footballer, who plays as the goalkeeper for Real Madrid. The 33-year-old has been a loyal servant for Real Madrid since the time he joined the Spanish giants in the year 2018. Courtois joined from Chelsea for a reported transfer fee of £35 million, which saw him become the most expensive goalkeeper in La Liga history. The Belgian International has played a massive role for the Los Blancos guiding them to various title winning campaigns since his arrival. Courtois has also been the undisputed starting goalkeeper of Madrid since the time he joined showcasing his reliability and consistency.
According to latest reports, Real Madrid have made an agreement with the Belgian international to extend his time with the club. The club has reportedly agreed on a contract which will see him continuing at the club until the year 2027. Thibaut Courtois was a ray of hope in the relatively poor campaign of Real Madrid in the last season in which they could not manage to win any major trophies. The 33-year-old has created many records at Real Madrid including a staggering record of maintaining 17 clean sheets in the 2019-20 La Liga season.
Thibaut Courtois to remain the starting goalkeeper for Real Madrid under Xabi Alonso: Reports
Thibaut Courtois will remain the first-choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid under Xabi Alonso. Upon Xabi Alonso’s arrival at Madrid, the manager continued to start Thibaut Courtois in the FIFA Club World Cup. He displayed sensational performances throughout the tournament yet Real Madrid’s defence cost them the spot in the final as PSG thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 to eliminate them in the semi-final. Real Madrid finished the campaign without any major silverware.
There were links that Madrid will try to sign Joan Garcia from Espanyol, however these rumours were wiped out as Garcia decided to join Real Madrid’s arch rivals FC Barcelona. Madrid have already started to shape up their squad after signing Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool and Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth who will be the heart of the defence for Madrid in the upcoming campaign. It will be interesting to see if Thibaut Courtois can continue his spectacular reign at Real Madrid and lead Madrid to win the La Liga and Champions league in the upcoming season.
