"Barcelona want Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who is on loan at Atletico Madrid. Chelsea bought the 20-year-old Belgian for £8m from Genk in 2011 and immediately sent him out on loan to the Spanish side." (The Sun)
Here's the full story;
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4701175/Thibaut-Courtois-transfer-Barcelona-want-Chelsea-ace.html
I haven't had the chance of seeing Courtois play much, but at only 20 years old he is already starting for Atletico Madrid and attracting attention from a top club, so he clearly has huge talent and potential. With Cech getting older, it looks like Courtois will be the heir to his number 1 spot. Even Petr is worried;
On 8 June 2012, Petr Čech told that he felt other Premier League goalkeepers "are not many as talented as Thibaut". Also that Courtois "is one of the best talents in European football." Čech also told: "on the other hand obviously I would like to play here for as long as I could which means I need to be better than him."
So quite evidently Courtois is a talent we really need to keep hold of.The only problem that worries me is that if this interest from Barcelona is real, then Thibaut could be tempted. He admitted before the Europa Super Cup that he felt no real loyalty with Chelsea, having scarcely even trained with them. Additionally, Barcelona is probably the top club in the world at the moment, some say ever, so there's no doubt that this would cross his mind.
Having said this, this source originates from the Sun, which is definitely not known for being reliable.
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