Chelsea tell Cech to find new club as Courtois is made No.1 Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco have all been monitoring the situation as Jose Mourinho tells the 32-year-old that he can leave after a decade at Stamford Bridge Chelsea will tell Petr Cech to find a new club in the final weeks of the transfer window after deciding to make Thibaut Courtois their No.1 this season. Jose Mourinho is to put his faith in Courtois at the start of the campaign, spelling the end for Cech at Stamford Bridge following a decade spent as the club’s undisputed first choice. Cech will be encouraged to move as Chelsea stand to receive a more significant transfer fee from selling the Czech goalkeeper now than in 12 months, when he would have just one year to run on his contract. Courtois, who played 90 minutes in goal for the Blues in their final pre-season match on Tuesday night, will get the nod over Cech for Monday’s Premier League curtain-raiser against newly promoted Burnley. The west Londoners value Cech at around €12 million. Real Madrid and wealthy French duo Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco are closely monitoring the 32-year-old’s situation but no formal bids are expected until Cech’s downgraded status is confirmed at the start of next week. Madrid signed Costa Rica World Cup star Keylor Navas this summer as a replacement for Diego Lopez, who is completing the formalities of a move to AC Milan, but doubts persist about the long-term future at the club of Iker Casillas, who was used only in cup matches by boss Carlo Ancelotti last season. Mourinho is prepared to offload Cech after deciding that rising star Courtois represents a better long-term option between the sticks. Cech has insisted that he is not fazed by the prospect of competition from Courtois but Mourinho has told the goalkeeper to explore the possibility of a move away. But the keeper’s agent, Viktor Kolar, has already confirmed that he will speak to the top clubs in Europe if his client is made available.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:23:10 +0000
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