Thibaut Courtois has claimed he was 'dying for years' to join Real Madrid as the club responds to Kylian Mbappe's shocking snub of the Spanish giants.
Paris Saint-Germain's star forward, 23, was expected to join Los Blancos this summer on a free transfer when his contract in the French capital expired.
However, he eventually agreed a gargantuan new three-year deal at the Parc des Princes which will see him become the world's highest-paid footballer, on around £1million-a-week, with LaLiga set to file a complaint about the deal.
The reaction from Spain has been one of surprise, shock and anger - and Real goalkeeper Courtois, speaking ahead of the club's Champions League final against Liverpool on Saturday, insisted he knows the value of playing for the historic club.