Thibaut Courtois's move to Real Madrid has indeed become one of the things that has stolen public attention throughout the 2018 summer transfer market. As is well known, his new contract talks with Chelsea did not find meaningful progress and had the chance to get them free. end of 2018/19 season.
After delivering the Belgian national team won third place in the 2018 World Cup, Courtois also chose not to return to Stamford Bridge, with the aim that the Blues immediately release it to the Santiago Bernabeu. The player finally officially became Julen Lopetegui's fourth recruit and was bought for 35 million pounds.
Had not become the main choice in the first two matches, the 25-year-old goalkeeper was finally officially debuted when his team defeated Leganes with a score of 4-1 in the third week of La Liga on Sunday (2/9)
Successfully leaving for Madrid and having undergone the first match, a sarcastic comment was delivered by Courtois. According to him, the level of pressure given by Los Blancos is much higher when compared to when he was still strengthening Chelsea.
"In the training session, you can all see that the level of pressure in the Real Madrid squad is very high. Right now, every day I train with Sergio Ramos who is the best center-back in the world. Real Madrid's level is much higher than Chelsea, "Courtois said
It doesn't seem strange if Courtois calls the pressure in the El Real squad quite high, especially they are the defending champions of the Champions League in three consecutive seasons.
Courtois' departure also does not seem to affect Chelsea's performance in the 2018/19 season, apart from having Kepa Arrizabalaga, Maurizio Sarri's side are still unbeaten in four games and are now in second place with a collection of 12 points, only difference on goal difference. the top standings, Liverpool.
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