Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hopes the club can remain one of the most successful in Europe under their next owner and believes Blues legend and Real Madrid teammate Eden Hazard can still come good at the Bernabeu despite his persistent injury issues.
Courtois spent seven years as a Chelsea player between 2011 and 2018 and for five of those he was the club's No.1 goalkeeper. Alongside Hazard, he twice won the Premier League at Stamford Bridge and also lifted the FA Cup and League Cup before departing for the Spanish capital in acrimonious fashion.
In the four years since, Chelsea have lifted the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. They have certainly not struggled to claim silverware in Courtois' absence. Yet the long-term future of the club has been plunged into uncertainty over the past six weeks following Russia's horrific invasion of Ukraine.
