Tedesco explains Courtois' self-inflicted Belgium exile

Domenico Tedesco says his sporting director Franky Vercauteren is keeping in contact with Thibaut Courtois.

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00:00Yes, I think during the qualification, much before the Euros, he was very clear and open

00:11to tell us the decision that he will not be available.

00:14But already during the Euros, or immediately after, we knew, Frankie and me for example,

00:21we spoke about it also with the federation, we knew that we have to find a quicker solution

00:25because we have to be proactive on that topic and we discussed what is the best way to keep

00:31in touch with him.

00:32We decided that due to the very good relation Frankie has to him, it makes sense a little

00:39bit to make the first step to ask and then he was really clear and this is the story.