The Belgian will miss much of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee
He RealMadrid He could not have known worse news this Thursday morning. Thibaut Courtois He had an accident in the last part of the training and it was immediately clear that he was serious. With tears in his eyes he had to leave the training clear signs of pain in his left knee.
Real Madrid immediately carried out the relevant tests and confirmed the worst signs: the Belgian goalkeeper had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an injury that will keep him off the field, at least until March.
You don’t have to be a lynx to know that Real Madrid loses one of its most decisive players a day before the start of the season. Courtois, along with Benzema and Vinicius, is the most important player for Real Madrid since the arrival of Ancelotti and none of the titles won would have been achieved without him.
But it is that Courtois is not only the best goalkeeper in the world, but has also shown a strong character and has a lot of personality. When things go wrong, he never shirks the responsibility of showing his face and takes it even on days when it’s not his turn to speak. The fans, the dressing room and the club hold him in high esteem and that is why they know they are losing next to a great goalkeeper to a born leader.
Real Madrid is scanning the market for a replacement
This injury presents Real Madrid with an important dilemma twenty days after the transfer window closed and one day after the start of the competition. Courtois’ injury invites the Madrid team to go in search another goalkeeper to compete for Lunin’s position until the Belgian can return.
The white team was already scouring the market for a keeper when all indications were that Lunin was allowed to leave and was handling reports of multiple keepers to be chosen. One of them is bond. The Sevilla goalkeeper, as GOAL may have heard, Real Madrid likes and fits.
Bono has already sounded this summer to strengthen Bayern Munich and PSG and Sevilla, if a good offer comes along, could consider selling it. Are termination clause is 50 million and it would be necessary to see to what point Real Madrid would be willing to negotiate. It should also be noted that Bono and Courtois maintain a good relationship because they both shared a dressing room at Atlético de Madrid. The biggest problem with Bono, aside from the fact that it’s very likely that Seville could make negotiations very complicatedis the fact that in January the africa cup.
The option of David de Gea. The 32-year-old Madrid goalkeeper was due to arrive for free after the termination of his contract with Manchester United, so negotiations would be very simple as they would just have to agree on the terms of the contract with the former Atlético de Madrid goalkeeper .
Another goalkeeper who already made a name for Real Madrid at the time did Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Basque goalkeeper could come on loan, something that would suit Chamartín’s team well, as what they want is a goalkeeper to cover Courtois’ loss, not a substitute. However, Bayern is already negotiating with Chelsea and everything option seems less likely.
On the other hand, Real Madrid has high level goalkeepers in its academy such as Mario deLouis, goalkeeper who was at a brilliant level with Castilla last year and remains the team’s starting goalkeeper this season. In addition, the club is of paramount importance Francis Gonzalez, goalkeeper who was on the US tour at the age of 18 with Diego Piñeiro, Lunin and Courtois. However, it doesn’t look like the club will be betting on Lunin and one of them as a substitute goalkeeper. Lucas Kanizares, On the other hand, it seems that he wants to become Real Madrid’s third goalkeeper this season.
Source: Goal