- Chelsea and Real Madrid hold discussion over Thibaut Courtois
- The Belgium shot-stopper could move to Madrid in the summer
- The 27-year-old has stated he wants to join his family in Spain
Chelsea and Real Madrid are reportedly in talks over a deal for Belgium number one Thibaut Courtois, The Sun quoting HLN journalist, Kristof Terreur.
The Chelsea goalkeeper has been linked with a move to the Spanish capital for years.
Although no fee have been agreed, but Terreur claims the two clubs have been locked in discussions over recent weeks.
The 26-year-old spent three years in Madrid on loan at Atletico from Chelsea and he dropped a huge hint he wants to return to the city where his wife and children live.
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After helping Belgium to defeat Japan in the World Cup last eight, Courtois said: "I love living in London. Madrid and London are great.
"The only thing is that my children live in Madrid, I would like them to be close.
"That doesn't mean I'm going to come back, but for me they are very important and I'm going to do something to see them more."
He continued: "I'm not going to talk about that (his future) now. I just said that I'll see everything after the World Cup.
"The most important thing is my children and I'll decide what's best for me in everything."
Courtois, who only has one year left on his contract with Chelsea, echoed his statements from last month, when he said: "My children are the most important thing for me and I have had one-and-a-half years' less contact with them.
"FaceTime is beautiful but seeing them grow up is something else. So my children will play an important role in my decision."
The six-foot-plus shot-stopper has been linked to Champions League winners Real all summer, with Los Blancos putting him top of their shortlist to replace Keylor Navas.
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David de Gea has been considered indispensable by Manchester United, but Roma's Alisson and Atletico keeper Jan Oblak are also on Madrid's radar.
Meanwhile, Courtois is currently preparing to face England this afternoon in Russia as the ace could line-up for his country's World Cup third Place play-off against the Three Lions.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had earlier reported that former Chelsea star, Brian Laudrup, revealed Eden Hazard is already poised to complete his move to Real Madrid.
The Spanish giants sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in a €100m (£88m/$117m) deal earlier this week that caused a stir around the footballing world.
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Source: Naija.ng
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