Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois skips international duty after spat with Romelu Lukaku over Belgium captaincy: Reports
Courtois skipped Belgium training after head coach Tedesco chose Lukaku over him to lead the team against Austria for their EURO Qualifier 2024 match.
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Romelu Lukaku Thibaut Courtois (Image Via- The Sun)
Real Madrid and Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois didn’t report for international duty with the rest of the Nation Team squad for the draw with Austria. This was reportedly due to the fact that head coach Dominic Tedesco chose Romelu Lukaku to lead the team for the match instead of Courtois.
As Manchester City star Kevin Debruyn was absent it was Lukaku who led the team for the match against Austria. As per reports, Courtis was set to be the captain for the team’s next match against Estonia.
Courtois, however, was very upset about the head coach’s decision. The Real Madrid shot-stopper then skipped the gathering which was scheduled for their preparation for the next Euro Qualifiers 2024.
Earlier to this situation, Tedesco issued his statement on Saturday over the Captaincy situation. Tedesco said, “Thibaut Courtois is very important to us .I can’t tell you how much I appreciate him. On Saturday I had a conversation with Romelu and Thibaut about the captaincy. Against Austria it was Lukaku, against Estonia, Thibaut gets the credit. It is important to us that he feels valued.”
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The former Arsenal captain is reportedly now prepared to find a new adventure elsewhere. However, it is not sure whether he will move to Saudi Arabia. But talks with multiple clubs are ongoing to finalize his next destination soon enough.
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