Thibaut Courtois injury: Real Madrid superstar tears ACL as Los Blancos quickly search for replacement

Real Madrid’s outlook on their season just got shakier as their star keeper Thibaut Courtois has suffered a torn ACL, the club announced. The injury could sideline the Belgian for most of the season and Real Madrid are already needing to get used to life without Karim Benzema while looking to challenge for the La Liga title. With Andriy Lunin as the only true backup in the squad, Real Madrid are expected to pursue options in the transfer market to bolster the squad.

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For the past few seasons, Courtois has been the only thing propping up Real Madrid’s defense with his saves in key moments helping the team win La Liga, Champions League and so much more which makes these big gloves to fill between the sticks. Even with the addition of Jude Bellingham, Carlo Ancelotti had a lot of questions to answer ahead of the season for Los Blancos and this injury will add to them.

There is a chance that the injuries and departures could become too much for Real Madrid, seeing them utilize this as a transitional season where they bide their time for Kylian Mbappe while also figuring out who will coach the team when Ancelotti departs for Brazil at the end of the season. 

With the injury coming just at the end of the preseason before their La Liga opener at Athletic Club on Aug. 12, the team is under a time crunch. The transfer window slams shut on Aug. 31 and at minimum, a goalkeeper will need to come from somewhere which could see David de Gea get the call as he’s currently a free agent after Manchester United’s acquisition of Andre Onana.