Courtois willing to play for Belgium after Tedesco´s departure

Thibaut Courtois has made himself available for Belgium once again following Domenico Tedesco’s departure.

Courtois fell out of favour under Tedesco, whose tenure came to an end in January, having failed to win any of his last five matches.

Rudi Garcia has been hired as Tedesco’s replacement, and his first fixtures in charge will come against Ukraine in the Nations League in March.

And having elected against playing for Belgium under Tedesco, and missing the Euros in the process, Courtois has now said he is willing to return.

“I missed the national team, but now I am ready [to return],” he said in a podcast interview with Rio Ferdinand.

Courtois has not played for Belgium since June 2023, having been angered after he was overlooked for the captaincy by Tedesco.

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