After having succeeded in poaching Karim Benzema, Saudi Arabia is working on the recruitment of Thibaut Courtois. But Real Madrid will fight.
Winner of the Ballon d'Or a few months earlier and then at the top of his game, Karim Benzema chose to leave Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 to take charge of Saudi Arabia. Having failed to resist the pharaonic contract offered to him, the former French international signed up with Al-Ittihad until June 2026. This path, another executive from recent years among the Merengue could well take it . Thibaut Courtois is in fact in the sights of Saudi recruiters.
The information was revealed on Tuesday by Mark. The pro-Madrilenian media first recalled that this was not the first offensive by Saudi Arabia to try to attract the Belgian goalkeeper. But this time, the state is ready to put
“a lot of money” on the table to tip the scales in his favor. After offering 200 million euros to Karim Benzema, what will be the amount offered this time? The mystery remains, but it will have to be particularly substantial to make Thibaut Courtois think.
Florentino Pérez remains confident
Because several obstacles remain for Saudi Arabia. First, the goalkeeper is still under contract with Madrid and will be until June 2026. Then, the player's level is still such that the management of the Merengue club does not want to let him leave. According to Markthis desire not to move would be shared by the player. But the Saudi Pro League is looking for a new star. If it should keep Cristiano Ronaldo on condition that he extends next June, as well as “KB9”, it will on the other hand lose Neymar whose Saudi adventure will have been a gigantic oven, due to his repeated injuries.
At Real Madrid, we are not panicking about the Courtois case. The president, Florentino Pérez, is confident in the matter and will do what is necessary to keep his goalkeeper. The first discussions are expected in the coming weeks.
