Thibaut Courtois: No intention of playing second fiddle to Petr Cech

Thibaut Courtois during Atletico match against Espanyol

Chelsea’s on-loan keeper at Atletico Madrid Thibaut Courtois is making heads turn with his performance. He is also vetted to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world in just a couple of years.

He has recently said that he is in no way interested to play second-fiddle to Chelsea’s ever-green keeper Petr Cech.

Courtois joined Chelsea from Genk for £7million in 2011 and was immediately sent on-loan to Atetico. He has failed to feature for Chelsea. The Belgian said, “I want to play, I will not be sitting on the bench.

“At Atletico I feel great and being here allows me to play in the Champions League. I’ve grown a lot at Atletico, especially last season when we won the European Super Cup and the Copa del Rey.

“I’ve made great progress, especially in terms of speed, reflexes and experience. I am in my best form and I feel like I am among the five best goalkeepers in the world,” said the 21-year-old.