Real Madrid Says Courtois Isn’t Suffering From Anxiety

Real Madrid have moved to quash reports that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has been diagnosed with an anxiety-related condition.

The Spanish giants posted a statement on their club website which read: “In relation to certain information about our player Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid want to state the following:

“1. That our player has never been diagnosed with an alleged anxiety problem and, therefore, that information is absolutely false.

“2. That Thibaut Courtois has been diagnosed and treated for acute gastroenteritis with dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, which made it impossible to end last Tuesday’s game against Bruges.

“3. The player currently responds favourably to the treatment.”

The Belgium international goalkeeper has taken his share of criticism in the early weeks of the 2019-20 season, with his form questioned on a regular basis as Zinedine Zidane’s side have made their way to the top of the Liga table in a stop-start manner.