Courtois will sue Tedesco

Thibaut Courtois caused an earthquake in the Belgian team after leaving the concentration and did not travel to Tallinn for the qualifying match for the Eurocup this Tuesday against Estonia.

The reason for his fear, as coach Domenico Tedesco explained, was that the goalkeeper felt “hurt and disappointed” because he was not the first captain in the match against Austria. The choice was Lukaku in the absence of the first captain, De Bruyne, which caused Courtois to be furious.

The Belgian Real Madrid goalkeeper released a statement to his networks clarifying the situation and rejecting Tedesco’s explanations. “I am deeply disappointed with this and his ratings not conform to reality,” said Courtois in a message posted on Instagram.

“Whether or not to be the captain of the Belgian team is not a whim or a random decision, it should be your decision and that is what I tried to convey to you. Unfortunately I did not reach my goal,” added the goalkeeper, denying the problems with Lukaku and confirming that he had knee discomfort that forced him to leave the concentration.

“Yesterday afternoon I had a checkup due to a problem with my right knee. The medical staff of my Club and the team contacted and reviewed all the relevant material to make the decision to leave the training camp ,” concluded Courtois.

Courtois’ complete explanation

This afternoon I was surprised to hear the coach’s press conference where he gave a partial and subjective account of a private conversation we had after the game against Austria.

I want to make it clear that this is not the first or last time that I have spoken to a coach about issues related to a dressing room, but this is the first time that someone has decided to say it publicly. I am very disappointed by this, but I want to make it clear that the coach’s assessments are not true.

In that conversation I asked him, not for direct benefit, to explain and make decisions to avoid situations that in the past have harmed us, always looking for the general benefit. Being the captain of the national team or not is not a whim or a random decision, it should be your decision and that is what I tried to convey to you. Unfortunately I did not reach my goal.

I insisted that in no case did I ask him for anything and I spoke with my colleague Romelu Lukaku to clarify any circumstances related to this situation. At the same time, I would like to clarify that I did not have any discussion on any similar topic with any teammates, as stated.

Also, yesterday afternoon I had a checkup for a problem with my right knee. The medical staff of my Club and the team contacted and reviewed all the relevant material to make the decision to leave the training camp.