Thibaut Courtois: I see myself at Chelsea - not Real Madrid

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Vaishali Bhardwaj21 March 2017

Thibaut Courtois has revealed he only sees himself playing for Chelsea in the future and not Champions League holders Real Madrid.

Courtois, 24, has developed into one of the world's best goalkeepers at Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, who he spent three years on loan at between 2011 and 2014 before returning to Stamford Bridge and winning the Premier League title with former manager Jose Mourinho.

Despite his importance to the Chelsea team - who currently sit 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham in the Premier League standings - Courtois has seen himself regularly linked with a move to Zinedine Zidane's Real side.

But the Belgium international has insisted he isn't interested in a switch to the Spanish giants because he only sees his future being at Chelsea.

"I don't see myself at Real Madrid," Courtois told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.

"I see myself at Chelsea, the club that six years ago saw me playing in Belgium and gave me the opportunity to sign for them.

"They also allowed me to be three years at Atletico, which helped me to be the 'keeper that I am now.

"I feel that I'm key to the team, I'm very happy at Chelsea, and I don't see myself anywhere else."

Courtois has two years left to run on his current deal at Chelsea, which Standard Sport understands the club are keen to extend.

The goalkeeper has revealed that talks over a new contract have not yet started, however, because he and the club want to focus on winning the Premier League title first.

"For the time being, we have not spoken about a contract extension," he added.

"We are focusing on the league.

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