Earlier this week, here at Vital Chelsea, we ran an article Click Here, where we covered the imminent departure of Thibaut Courtois and how the Belgian, through his actions, had engineered his dream move.
Well, that dream move is now complete and Courtois is no longer a Chelsea player but the latest to be added to a star-studded Real Madrid squad.
But, the manner in which he engineered his move and the fact that it is Real Madrid he has moved to has kicked up something of a backlash on the social media networks.
Firstly, Courtois has angered the Chelsea support by kissing the badge of his Real Madrid shirt, explaining he’d never kissed another badge as Real Madrid was his true love.
Te quieroooo pic.twitter.com/cqRsDBfCWr
— Isma (@Isma_9418) August 9, 2018
Following that gem, Courtois has then gone on record by pleading for Eden Hazard to join him at the Bernabeu:
Courtois I hope Hazard joins me at Madrid. Full ESPN Video below. #CFC #RMCF https://t.co/5rGMOAV8mC
— ChelsTransfer (@ChelsTransfer) August 9, 2018
But Courtois arrival at the Bernabeu hasn’t quite achieved universal approval amongst the Real Madrid squad, with the current Real Madrid goalkeeper, Navas, remarking on social mdia:
Navas on Courtois replacing him: “Over my dead body” #RMCF (calciomercato)
— ChelsTransfer (@ChelsTransfer) August 9, 2018
It should be quite a battle.
But if our disdain for the Belgian is recognisable, it seems fans of the club he spent three seasons at, on loan, Atletico Madrid, are seething.
Apparently, it is not the done thing to play for Atletico and then play for Real, with the Atletico Madrid supporters having a whale of a time on the social media networks;
Ratatois pic.twitter.com/OOPe7aluwY
— Bichichi (@Bichichi_) August 9, 2018
Prompting the Chelsea contingent to also join in;
Saw this somewhere…. pic.twitter.com/ewT0w4B4nd
— Mcpee Bhosha (@Mcpee10) August 9, 2018
But it seems the Atletico fans are not going to forgive Courtois for his sins and reports on the social media indicate there is a campaign being organised to buy plastic rats and throw them onto the pitch when the two teams meet this coming season.
So once again Thibaut, you sow the seeds you reap the crop!