Former Barcelona sporting vice-president Javier Bordas revealed that Real Madrid legend Thibaut Courtois was nearly signed by Barcelona during the same summer Marc-Andre ter Stegen joined. Despite positive assessments from scouts and a low transfer fee of €3 million, the move was halted by the club’s Technical Secretariat as they had already committed to Ter Stegen and Claudio Bravo.
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