Chelsea have a very delicate situation on their hands; what to do with one of their best young prospects currently out on loan. Thibaut Courtois was signed by the blues from Genk for £7M in the summer of 2011before being immediately farmed out on loan to Athletico Madrid, where he has been for the last two seasons.
The young Belgian took La Liga by storm winning the Zamora trophy, awarded to the best keeper in the league, in his first season. So stellar have been his performances that he is now a reported £30M target for Barcelona.
With Petr Cech in top form and still only 31, considering goalkeepers can play well into their forties, the chances of Courtois gracing the Stamford bridge turf at present are very slim.
This leaves Chelsea in a sticky situation; should they cash in on a prospective future best keeper in the world or should they replace Cech- one of the best in the business at present- with a promising starlet.
Another option would be to keep sending the Belgium No.1 on loan until Cech’s form dips, but having never renewed the 5-year deal that he signed when he arrived at Chelsea, there is a real concern that Courtois - now on his third loan spell at Athletico - may leave permanently without ever kicking a ball for the west London club.
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