Atletico or Chelsea? Courtois future uncertain as Blues ramp up Costa pursuit



Thibaut Courtois has teased Chelsea and Atletico Madrid fans anxious to know where his future lies.

The goalkeeper has been on loan at the Vicente Calderon for three years now and could return to the Blues in the summer.

Chelsea may offer Atletico his services for another year as part of a deal for striker Diego Costa, who is on Jose Mourinho's summer shopping list.

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Courtois, being interviewed on Al Primer Toque, a programme on Spanish radio's Onda Cero, said: 'I will tell you my decision, I will communicate it soon. But for now I am concentrating on the games that we have'.

Blues fans will remember Eden Hazard being similarly secretive about his future before signing for the club in 2012.

Courtois has been one of the key figures in Atletico's title charge and his side currently sit on top of the table after beating Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night.

He made a brilliant save from a close range header to preserve Atletico's lead late on.

'It was tough but we did it well, taking three points at a ground which is hard to play at.

'People thought we could not go there and win; [to win at] the San Mames is very complicated.

'We have knocked on the table. There are seven matches that remain and they are very tough.'

The Belgian goalkeeper is also apprehensive about Tuesday's clash with Barcelona in the Champions League.



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He said: 'When I saw we had drawn Barcelona I thought it would have been better if we had been picked against a side from another country.

'The matches against Barcelona are always hard, but for them as well.

'If we can get a good result at the Nou Camp to take back to the Calderon we can do it.

'What we have done already is good. I think Barcelona are the favourites but we will try to get a good result there.'

Courtois had sympathy for Barcelona's injured goalkeeper Victor Valdes.



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The 32-year-old Spaniard is out for several months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

He will miss out on the World Cup, like it was thought Colombia's Radamel Falcao would too, one of Courtois' former team-mates at Atletico.

The striker is progressing well and could make the tournament.

Courtois said: 'It's a big shame that more players have been injured in the knee this year.