Courtois Contract Extension: Real Madrid Until 2028

Real Madrid have reached an agreement in principle with Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 34, over a one-year contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2028, according to Fabrizio Romano and MARCA. The deal has not yet been formally signed, with the new terms expected to be completed soon.

Courtois set to stay beyond his existing 2027 deal

Courtois joined Real Madrid from Chelsea in 2018 after establishing himself as one of the leading goalkeepers in the game. The club paid €35 million for him, and he has since helped Los Blancos win two Champions League titles and three league championships.

His current contract runs through 2027, following a previous one-year extension. The reported new agreement would add another season, continuing a relationship that has made Courtois a central figure in Madrid’s first team. His existing deal and the renewal discussions were also covered in reports on Courtois’s contract through 2027.

Agreement in principle, not a completed signing

Romano’s reporting, also carried by MARCA, describes the understanding between the club and player as a verbal agreement in principle. The new contract is expected to be signed soon, but no exact signing date or formal announcement has been provided.

The available reports give the extension’s length and expected end year, but no financial terms. They also do not specify an exact expiry day, so the reported position is that Courtois would remain at Madrid through 2028 rather than that a particular date has been confirmed.

One-year terms preserve Madrid’s goalkeeping continuity

Real Madrid generally renew players over 30 on a year-by-year basis, and the proposed extension follows that approach rather than committing the club to a longer arrangement. It would retain an established first-choice goalkeeper while giving Madrid another season before his contract situation needs to be reviewed.

In the primary report’s framing, Andriy Lunin remains Courtois’s backup. Lunin has been linked with a move away, but that remains transfer speculation rather than a confirmed departure; the reported extension would not, by itself, settle his future. Courtois’s importance to Madrid’s wider squad plans has also featured in coverage of his role in the club’s rebuild.

Courtois would be 36 when the reported 2028 deal expires. The next step is for the verbal agreement to become a signed contract; until then, his extension remains agreed in principle, not formally completed.