Thibuat Courtois turns down transfer move to Man United in swap deal for De Gea

– Thibuat Courtois may not be interested in returning to Premier League anytime soon

– The Belgian star joined Real Madrid last summer from Chelsea in a six year deal

– Courtois has however endured a poor start to his career at the Santiago Bernabeu having conceded 42 goals in 32 appearances

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibuat Courtois has reportedly turned down a move to join Manchester United in exchange for David De Gea this summer.

The Belgian goal tender joined Los Blancos on his return from the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he won bronze medal with his national team.

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He has however struggled all through this campaign – conceding 42 goals in 32 appearances in all competitions so far.

SunSport reports that both United and Real are already negotiating a deal for both shot-stoppers, but the former Chelsea star seems disinterested in returning to the Premier League soon.

Courtois was benched in Madrid’s 2-0 win over Celta Vigo over the weekend as Zinedine Zidane got his second reign at the club off to a winning start.

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The Frenchman was said to have informed Courtois his decision was simply to give Keylor Navas an opportunity and did not mean he had lost his place.

De Gea is yet to sign a new deal with the Red Devils and Los Blancos are hoping they can exploit that avenue to land the Spaniard this summer.

Meanwhile, Courtois has been heavily criticised by Madrid fans following their 4-1 thrashing by Ajax in the Champions League this month.

And his dad, Thierry Courtois has spoken out at what he claims is to be victimisation of his son.

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