Thibaut Courtois has finalised his move from Chelsea to Real Madrid.
The Belgium international, named the best goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup, has signed a six-year deal with the Spanish giants after completing a medical on Thursday.
Courtois had a year remaining on his Chelsea deal and did not report for training with the Blues this week, before the transfer was agreed for a reported £31.5million.
The 26-year-old passed a medical at Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital and was later unveiled as a Real player at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Mateo Kovacic moving on a season-long loan to Chelsea as part of the deal.
He spent three seasons at Real's city rivals Atletico Madrid, on loan from Chelsea, and expressed a desire to return to the Spanish capital from London.
Chelsea allowed him to go after paying £71.6m to sign Kepa from Athletic Bilbao - a world record fee for a goalkeeper.
Courtois lifted two Premier League titles during his time at Stamford Bridge, establishing himself as number one despite the presence of Petr Cech.
With Courtois going AWOL on Monday, he clearly damaged his relationship with a number of Chelsea supporters.
The former Racing Genk stopper deleted an Instagram post on Wednesday night in which he thanked the club and fans ahead of his move away.
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