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Courtois, not De Gea, remains Real Madrid's No.1 choice this summer

The Belgian remains the main target for the European champions amid reports that the Man Utd goalkeeper's partner has been house-hunting in Madrid

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is still Real Madrid’s big summer goalkeeping target despite increased speculation linking them to Manchester United’s David de Gea.

De Gea came agonisingly close to joining the Blancos in August 2015 only for an infamous administrative error on transfer deadline day to scupper the move.

De Gea responded days later by signing a new four-year deal with United, but there has been heightened talk in recent days of a new move by Madrid to sign him after the 26-year-old’s girlfriend, Edurne Garcia, was seen house-hunting in the Spanish capital.