Champions League holders, Real Madrid
are reportedly eager to conclude the deal for Chelsea goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois before they fly out for their pre-season tour of America at the end of this week.
Chelsea are reluctant to sell Courtois but with a year left on his contract, they face losing him for free next season.
Courtois is Real Madrid’s top transfer target this summer after missing out on Alisson to Liverpool and failing to convince Manchester United to sell their first-choice goalkeeper, David de Gea.
According to Spanish
news outlet, Marca, the Los Blancos are increasingly confident of signing Courtois and hope they can complete the transfer before the squad leaves for America later this week.
The report claimed Real’s pursuit
for the 26-year-old is due to his age, talent and potential development.
It also claimed that Chelsea needs to sign a successor for Courtois before he can leave.
However, allowing Courtois to leave Stamford Bridge would be a huge blow to Chelsea and their new manager, Maurizio Sarri.
At his unveiling last week, Sarri said he wanted to talk face to face with Courtois and Eden Hazard about their future.
“Clearly the players you are referring to are very high-level players and I would like to keep them,” Sarri said.
“But a telephone call without looking them in the eye will not give me any certainty.
“I would like to meet these players face to face and talk to them and understand what the best thing is for everyone to do. Before that I would also like a player to come on the pitch for four or five days with me to have a clear idea of what the plan is.”
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