A favorite and a lot of rumours: which goalkeeper will replace injured Thibaut Courtois at Real Madrid?

The news shocked the world. Thibaut Courtois left Real Madrid’s morning training in tears on Thursday. A few minutes later, the worst is confirmed: the one who is for many the best goalkeeper on the planet today suffers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will have to undergo surgery. Very sensitive bass for Carlo Ancelotti.

Hours later, the goalkeeper himself thanked the fans for their love and came out to bring some peace of mind after what happened: “You never expect to experience something like this , but now it’s time to accept it and do everything to overcome it and come back even stronger Thank you all for the energy, love and encouragement, I assure you that they motivate me to recover to the fullest quick,” he wrote on his Instagram account, in a post accompanied by a photo of him sitting in an armchair with his thumb up.

Real Madrid are still an important player in the transfer markets in Europe. Their contracts typically bring in millions of euros and generate global impact. For the same reason, when news circulated of Courtois’ injury, which he will miss the whole season with, it was immediately assumed Los Blancos had to go out and sign a goalkeeper.

The goalkeepers who were in the middle of negotiations stopped them in case of interest from the most winning team in Spain. Likewise, the list of possible replacements for the Belgian is endless. Starting with the Argentinian fans, who offered Dibu Martínez to take care of the club’s goal. But the list of candidates seems far from South America.

David de Gea, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Yassine Bounou, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Dominik Livaković and Diogo Costa were the first to appear in the Spanish press, but some with a clear advantage over the others.

Already 24 hours after Thibaut Courtois’ injury, there is a favorite to take his place. According to the Marca newspaper, it is Yassine Bounou, who has just been a semi-finalist and one of the best in his position at the last Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The keeper, who currently belongs to Sevilla, was close to accepting a million dollar offer from Saudi football. However, this interest from Real Madrid changes all plans. In Spain, they report that the 32-year-old is very much to Ancelotti’s taste and wants to play in that country’s capital.

As stated by the aforementioned, what is holding his arrival back at the moment is that Sevilla want a sale as the institution are going through difficult economic times and they need the money to be able to strengthen their squad. For their part, at the Santiago Bernabéu, they are requesting a loan. The Sevillians expect to receive a sum close to 20 million euros, far from the 50 which appear in their termination clause.

After Yassine Bounou, on the list is David de Gea, currently free after his long stay at Manchester United. Of course, the former Atlético de Madrid plays against his poor performance exhibited during his last season with the Red Devils.

Between rumors and negotiations, the market is actively evolving around Courtois’ injury. The next few hours will be decisive, as Madrid’s official schedule begins tomorrow, when they visit Athletic Club for the first League date, at 3:30 p.m. in Chile.