Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Barcelona that they
would be wasting their time in pursuing a move for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The Belgium international arrived at Stamford Bridge from
Racing Genk in 2011 but is now in his third season on loan at Atletico Madrid,
during which time he has blossomed into one of the best keepers in Europe.
And with Victor Valdes set to depart Camp Nou at the end of
the season, the Blaugrana are on the hunt for a replacement between the posts,
but Mourinho has no interest in sanctioning the exit of a player he holds in
high regard.
He told reporters: "We have the best goalkeeper in the
world (Petr Cech) and the best young goalkeeper in the world. It's a very good
problem. Our goal is safe and financially we are also very safe - the value in
the market is the value of the best.
"In this moment I don't think about it. It doesn't
worry me because our situation is fantastic and everything is under our
control. We control the situation, not Barcelona, Atletico or another team
interested in our goalkeepers. We control the situation so that's fine."
The 21-year-old has become a key part of Atleti's rise under
Diego Simeone and has lifted the Copa del Rey, Europa League and the Uefa Super
Cup with the capital club.
Courtois has played in all eight of his side's Liga games so
far this season as the Vicente Calderon club have kept pace with Barcelona at
the top of the division with 24 points in an unbeaten start to the season.
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