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3. Thibaut Courtios
Courtois played three seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid, for whom he has played more times than he has for Chelsea. That amusing stat aside, the 6ft 6 goalkeeper has impressed one and all on his Chelsea journey.
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Courtois is still 25, learning his strides as a goalkeeper and is already considered to be one of the best goalkeeping talents in Europe. He has come into criticism occasionally for not having a better sense of positioning but his stop stopping ability and command in the box overwhelm the small flaws in his game that he can still iron out.
In truth, the Belgium no. 1 is slightly ahead of both Heaton and Butland on experience at the highest level- i.e. the Champions League and the International level. He makes it count for Chelsea when he is on the pitch and that is probably more than enough to carry him higher.
