Thibaut Courtois no show after captaincy snub making headlines in Belgium

Thibaut Courtois has reportedly expressed his dissatisfaction over the issue of the captaincy in the Belgium national team. In the absence of Kevin de Bruyne through injury, it was agreed that Lukaku would captain the team against Austria and Courtois against Estonia.

This decision did not sit well with the goalkeeper, according to 'De Telegraaf'. According to this information, Belgium drew against Austria and Courtois was visibly angry and angry with the attitude of his teammates. It looked as if it might all be just the usual anger after failing to get a win, but the goalkeeper did not show up on Sunday night, when the Belgian players had been summoned.

In addition, Thibaut Courtois was slightly injured during a move in the match against Austria. The Dutch paper notes that it is quite possible that the injury will become the official version of events to justify the absence of the Madrid player, even though coach Domenico Tedesco was unaware of a possible injury.

Belgium's next game is on Tuesday against Estonia in a Euro qualifier where Matz Sels is expected to replace Thibaut Courtois in goal.