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Live Real Madrid Blog: Thibaut Courtois is a Real Madrid player as Mateo Kovacic heads to Chelsea

Sport360 staff

23:43 08/08/2018

Hello All! It’s Stuart Appleby here bringing you live Real Madrid news on Wednesday.

Overnight, the Whites defeated Roma 2-1 in the International Champions Cup and we’ll be bringing you reaction from New Jersey.

As ever, get in touch with us on Twitter and Facebook.

Hala Madrid!

11.40pm – Thibaut Courtois is a Real Madrid player as Mateo Kovacic heads to Chelsea

The Thibaut Courtois saga has come to an end with Chelsea confirming the sale of the goalkeeper to Real Madrid as Mateo Kovacic heads in the opposite direction.

If the deal goes through, depending on the agreement of personal terms and a medical, Kovacic will join Chelsea on a season-long loan, the Premier League club announced.
Read more on this breaking story here.

5.16pm – Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Real Madrid – but it’s only for a friendly

Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Real Madrid – with the club planning to celebrate the club record goalscorer’s contribution to Los Blancos.

The Portuguese will be invited back next year so Real can pay tribute to one of their all-time greats.
Read the full story here.

2.15pm – Julen Lopetegui remains tight-lipped on Thibaut Courtois

Things seem to be moving quickly now with Kepa on the verge of a move to Chelsea, but Julen Lopetegui batted away talk of buying Thibaut Courtois after Real Madrid beat Roma in a pre-season friendly last night.

Instead the new Los Blancos coach decided to praise current incumbent Keylor Navas. Who’s he kidding, though … read more here.

10.45am – Promising signs from Vinicius Junior

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior believes he is getting better and better everyday in a Whites shirt.

Read more, here.

Hot prospect: Vinicius Junior.

10.30am – Will Thibaut Courtois sign for Los Blancos?

It’s the question no one quite knows the answer to at the moment but a deal for the Chelsea goalkeeper looks certain, given Mateo Kovacic is about to head in the opposite direction on loan and the Stamford Bridge club have lodged an approach for Athletic Bilbao stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga as Courtois’s replacement.

Anyway, the long-running transfer saga topped the billing on our front page this morning:

10am – Asensio and Bale on target for Real

Real Madrid rounded off their pre-season tour stateside with a 2-1 win over Roma on Tuesday evening.

Read the match report, here.

Gareth Bale got an assist and goal for Los Blancos.

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