Fabien ofcl

04/02/2026

soirée activé

04/02/2026

Fabien ofcl on visite

21/11/2025

Barça

Javier Bordas (former Barcelona executive): 🎙️

"Courtois was close to joining Barcelona 🔵🔴

1⃣ In 2010, Barcelona actually considered signing Courtois for a fee of around 3 million euros, and the club’s scouts wrote very positive reports about him.

❌ But the deal did not progress. At that time, the club had full confidence in Víctor Valdés as the first-choice goalkeeper, and José Manuel Pinto as the backup.

2⃣ In 2014, after his excellent performances with Atlético Madrid, Courtois’ name resurfaced on Barcelona’s table.

❌ But Andoni Zubizarreta had already made his decision: Ter Stegen is Barcelona’s future."