Spanish media confirm Chelsea man is “more than close” to superclub move

There are some transfers that football fans just can’t begrudge a player. When Barcelona or Bayern Munich come calling, it’s hard to say no. When you’re Thibaut Courtois and Real Madrid come calling, it’s impossible.

According to Spanish paper Marca, whose quotes are translated here by SportWitness, the goalkeeper’s protracted move to the Spanish capital is all but done, with just a few formalities needing to be completed before he is announced.

They say that the deal is “more than close”, and that “it could be announced in the coming days”, so near is the transfer to completion.

It will be interesting to see how this affects Eden Hazard’s position. The two Belgians are close, but selling one may make Chelsea less likely to see another. Will losing his friend from the club actually make his team less likely to sell Eden too?

They probably never wanted it to come to this, but the two may now be in competition to be the one that Chelsea let go.

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