Real Madrid will have to do without Thibaut Courtois, just days before the start of the 2023-2024 season. The Belgian goalkeeper has suffered a torn ligament in one of his knee cruciates, which he sustained during training on Thursday.
If Real Madrid could foresee the future, they would have never allowed Thibaut Courtois to participate in Thursday’s training session. The goalkeeper suffered a major knee injury. According to a statement from the Madrid club, the Red Devil has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee (the other cruciate ligament is known as the posterior cruciate ligament). This is a significant blow for Courtois, who will be sidelined for several months, as the 2023-2024 La Liga season is set to begin in a few days.
Surgery is planned in the coming days for the merengue goalkeeper, but his absence will be felt at the Casa Blanca. Fabrizio Romano, a renowned Italian journalist, reported that the vice-champions of Spain are already in search of a new goalkeeper, just 48 hours before the kick-off of the first La Liga match against Bilbao, scheduled for Saturday at 9:30 PM. Andriy Lunin, the current number 2 in the goal, has not managed to convince during his rare appearances in the white shirt.
While Real Madrid seems determined not to sign a striker this summer (in view of the potential arrival of Mbappé on a free transfer from PSG in a year), the Madrid directors will have a significant challenge to fill the void left by Courtois. The exceptional goalkeeper, who has been a crucial pillar of the team for many seasons and played a pivotal role in the 2022 Champions League victory. His loss represents a major setback for Real Madrid, who will have to redouble their efforts to maintain their level of competitiveness without him.
