Real Madrid have made contact with former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea following the injury of Thibaut Courtois, reported Sky Sports on Thursday.
De Gea is available as a free agent after the Spaniard announced to leave Man United last month.
Madrid are exploring options to cover for Courtois, names like Kepa Arrizabalaga, Sevilla’s Bounou, De Gea and Keylor Navas are the name heard from sources close to Madrid.
Kepa is wanted by the German club Bayern Munich on loan with an obligation to buy to next season but the move to the Spanish capital cannot be ruled out as Madrid’s president Florentino Perez likes the goalkeeper.
It must be noted that De Gea was wanted by the Los Blancos in 2015 and everything was done but the documents could not arrive on time due to fax machine issue.
Earlier today, Courtois left training in tears on Thursday after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury.
Courtois' left knee turned when he went to pick up a ball in the final training game.
The Belgian will undergo surgery during the next few days.
“After the tests carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois, he’s been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. The player will undergo surgery in the coming days,” Real Madrid said in a brief statement.
According to The Athletic's Mario Cortegana, Courtois is likely to miss the entire season. He added that the best-case scenario for the goalkeeper is returning to the pitch in April.
The 31-year-old has been a key member of Real's side since joining from Chelsea in 2018. He has made 230 appearances for the Spanish club, winning two La Liga titles and one Champions League.
Backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin could replace Courtois in the starting lineup with Real Madrid set to face Athletic Club in their first La Liga match of the new season on August 13.
The 24-year-old Ukraine international featured in 12 games last season for Real Madrid. He has made nine La Liga appearances for the club since moving from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018. He has also been on loan spells with Leganes, Real Valladolid and Real Oviedo.