Thibaut Courtois (31 years old) suffered a serious injury at one of Real Madrid’s training sessions, and the doctors’ verdict was cruel for the Belgian: absence from six to nine months.

Andriy Lunin, the goalkeeper who will replace Thibaut Courtois at Real Madrid

The Iberian press, close to Real, in the last hours left two options for a possible replacement for Courtois: we are talking about David de Gea (left without commitments after the divorce from Manchester United) and Bono (Yassin Bounu), the goalkeeper of Seville.

Carlo Ancelotti, quoted by Marca , talks about the surprising variety that Real Madrid have taken notice of: Andriy Lunin, Madrid’s back-up goalkeeper.

According to Ancelotti, at the age of 24, the Ukrainian athlete is ready to take a step to the next level: to become the main goalkeeper of “Galacticos” before the return of Courtois.

“We trust him (without Lunin), he is a very good goalkeeper. He trained well. I thought about him for the first time after the injury. Every day he accumulated experience. Let’s see if we will transfer another goalkeeper, but to be among them, because we trust Lunin. We have time until August 31” – Carlo Ancelotti (64 years old), quoted by Marca.

Earlier, Thibaut Courtois suffered a torn cruciate ligament and Real Madrid will have to do without one of the best goalkeepers in the world for the next few months.

Real Madrid will debut in the new season of La Liga on the field of Athletic Bilbao. The match will take place on Saturday, at San Mames, from 22:30. The deputy can be watched live on Digisport channels.