Thibaut Courtois Real, APRIL 6, 2021 - Football / Soccer : UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals 1st leg match between Real Madrid CF 3-1 Liverpool FC at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, Spain. Noxthirdxpartyxsales PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxJPN 0116581998st
Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois opened up about his stay at the club and subsequent exit to Real Madrid (h/t Metro). The Belgian spent 4 seasons at Stamford Bridge from 2014 to 2018 before departing the club in somewhat bitter circumstances.
Chelsea and Real Madrid put their foot in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday and Wednesday and they are all set to square off against each other in two weeks’ time. The game will have a lot of sub-plots to it as former Chelsea players Courtois and Eden Hazard will take on their former club for the first time since departing the club.
Courtois was an important member of the Blues squad during his time in England, winning the Premier League and an FA Cup as well as the Carabao Cup. He was one of the best keepers in the league during that time.
However, he wanted to return to Madrid in 2018 and Chelsea had no choice but to sanction a cut-price sale because his contract was ending in 2019. Courtois had problems in his first season at the club but since then, he has made rapid strides to become one of the more solid glovemen in Spain.
As his current side gear up to take on his former side, the Belgian keeper opened up on his stay and exit from Chelsea.
‘It will be very nice to see a lot of familiar faces and I wish there was public at Stamford Bridge because there was a lot of happy moments I had there.
Even though maybe my departure wasn’t in the best way, or it was put that way, that it wasn’t the best way, I only have good memories. Two Premier Leagues, a lot of other trophies – I’m really happy to play them, but only one can be in the final and I hope it’s Real Madrid.’
It will be good to see some of our former stars in action against us. Belgian duo Hazard and Courtois were influential figures at the club during their time at Chelsea. However, both have had different fortunes since making the move to Madrid.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca eyeing defensive reinforcements in January Chelsea could well find themselves in the market to improve their…
Chelsea are willing to offload Carney Chukwuemeka in January amid interest from Ipswich Town Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has some…
Chelsea winger Noni Madueke has sung the praises of his teammate, Cole Palmer, describing him as a player with extraordinary…
Ask any matchday Chelsea fan who the CPO are, and they’ll tell you that it stands for the Chelsea Pitch…
Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly planning to make a signing move for the Juventus Center forward in winter.
Cole Palmer is taking the headlines for the performances he has been putting in since moving to Chelsea in the…
