Courtois – Lukaku clash and Belgium national team

New tensionс have emerged in the Belgian national team, this time the occasion being the captain’s armband given to Romelu Lukaku.

According to information from the Belgian publication “Het Nieuwsblad”, quoted by the “Daily Mail”, this unnerved the Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was the other main contender for the captaincy of Belgium.

In the absence of regular captain Kevin De Bruyne, who is injured, Lukaku led the Red Devils with the captain’s armband against Austria on Saturday. The plan was for Courtois to wear the armband in the next European qualifier against Estonia.

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Thibaut Courtois failed to report for international duty with Belgium after Romelu Lukaku was named captain ahead of him for the draw with Austria. pic.twitter.com/NOiL4p30A4

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However, this apparently did not sit well with the keeper, who was not present when the Belgians gathered at their hotel to begin preparations for the match against the Estonians. According to the latest information, it is very likely that Courtois will not even travel with the team for the match with Estonia, which is tomorrow.