Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois shared sad news with all his admirers this Tuesday.
The return of Thibaut Courtois to the football fields is not coming soon. Victim of a serious knee injury last summer, the last Belgian rampart will remain unavailable throughout the 2023/2024 financial year and even beyond. In particular, he will forfeit the 2024 European Championship in Germany. It is he himself who has just made this sad announcement.
Courtois wants to take all the time necessary
“Due to my injury, there won’t be a Euro for me anyway. First I need to make a hundred percent recovery and then it’s better not to set a date. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to play another match in May. But you can never be 100% ready for a big tournament”conceded the Real Madrid goalkeeper in an interview with the Belgian site Sporza.
Thibaut Courtois is not yet in possession of the EK in Duitsland. Dat vertelt de 102-voudige Rode Duivel aan Sporza in an exclusive interview.https://t.co/POPAkwfVuV pic.twitter.com/RmHJP3YaQ6
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Courtois then revealed that his recovery was going very well. However, he does not want to rush things and move forward day by day. “The rehabilitation is going very well, he proclaimed. Everything is going as planned, even a little better than expected in fact. Normally, I should only be able to start walking after 4 months, but I’ve already been working on it for a week. I haven’t had any setbacks since the operation. Now you have to be patient. I received a lot of messages from other players who had the same injury – like Asensio, Falcao and Oyarzabal – and everyone says it takes 9 to 10 months to get back to your best level.”
He then concluded by assuring that he has the support of his entire club during this delicate period. “Real Madrid made it clear to me that they want me to recover 100% and not make my return too soon. I don’t want to betray this trust. If I don’t play any more matches this season, it doesn’t matter. »
