I'm not going back to Chelsea as No. 2 - keeper Courtois


Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (R) and Barcelona's Gerard Pique battle for the ball during their Spanish Super Cup second leg soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid, wants his future with parent club Chelsea settled in the next few weeks and has told the Londoners he is not prepared to be the number two at Stamford Bridge.

The 21-year-old Belgian international, who has sparkled in his three seasons with Atletico, will be his country's first-choice at the World Cup in Brazil in June.

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