Courtois will discuss Chelsea future with Mourinho... but warns he won't sit on the bench



Thibaut Courtois has revealed that he will talk to Jose Mourinho about his future and inform the Chelsea manager he will not return to London to sit on the bench.

Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid, has thus far resisted attempts by Chelsea to sit down and discuss an extension to his contract which runs out in 2016.

Belgium’s No.1 goalkeeper has been a huge success during two-and-a-half years in Spain and wants the assurance of first-team opportunities before he commits to a new deal at Stamford Bridge.

I'm No 1! Thibaut Courtois insists he will not return to Chelsea to sit on the bench

Safe hands: Courtois (right) has been in sensational form on loan for Atletico Madrid

Barcelona were interested but Chelsea made it clear they would want an enormous fee if they were to allow the 21-year-old to slip away and this week Borussia Monchengladbach confirmed that Marc-Andre ter Stegen will leave them at the end of the season, with the German expected to move to the Nou Camp.

'My agent is currently talking with Chelsea,' said Courtois, in an interview this week with 'Knack' magazine, in Belgium. 'One of these weeks, I'll have a chat with José Mourinho. When we meet hasn’t been decided yet. January is a busy month for me and also for Chelsea.

Playing for keeps: Thibaut Coutois is competing with Petr Cech (right) to be first choice at Stamford Bridge



'I will never say I'm a better goalkeeper than Petr Cech. But I'm not a player anymore that you can put on the bench, I think. I will take that in mind when I take a decision.

'I can say what I think, but in the end the boss makes the decision. It is a game of supply and demand. Clubs don’t gain an advantage by take a decision against the will of a player.



Thumbs up? Goalkeeper Courtois will meet with Jose Mourinho to decide his future

Hit: Eden Hazard

Miss: Kevin De Bruyne

Loan: Romelu Lukaku



'Clubs who are interested have to pay what Chelsea asks, if they want to sell me, of course.

'Eden Hazard is the only of the four Belgians who've made it into the first team. Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and I knew it wouldn't be easy when we signed, so we don’t have to moan.

