"Barcelona" sees Courtois as Valdes' successor in the club © EuroFootball.com

"Barcelona" club would like to acquire Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who is currently on loan at "Atletico" team, according to the newspaper "The Sun". The young goalkeeper belongs to London's "Chelsea" club, which acquired this footballer from the Belgian team "Genk" for 9 million euros in the summer of 2011. According to the English press, "Barcelona" has not made an official offer, only inquired about the possibility of acquiring this footballer, as they would like to see him replace Victor Valdes in the future. T. Courtois was loaned to "Atletico" club last season to replace David De Gea, who left for "Manchester United". Impressed by the goalkeeper's performances, representatives of the Madrid team asked "Chelsea" club to extend the player's loan, as Petr Cech still reigns as the main goalkeeper of the "Blues".