Ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has shown his respect to his former employees with what he said in his Real Madrid player press conference. But what he did after the cameras went off will be appreciated by Blues fans.
The Belgian splits opinion within the Blues fanbase for how he departed the club in the summer of 2018. The nature of his exit left a sour taste in many people's mouths, but he himself has explained why he did what he did whilst also hoping that time would be a good healer in this situation. "Maybe my departure was less pleasant but it's always difficult to leave," he said during his press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
"We'll see tomorrow. I'm here to help Real Madrid win and reach the semi-finals." Since his exit four years ago, Chelsea have gone through the process of finding their new long-term goalkeeper and Petr Cech return was the key to finding the answer after a difficult Kepa Arrizabalaga spell.
