THIBAUT Courtois has pleaded with Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas to let him remain on loan at Atletico Madrid.
The highly-rated young Belgian keeper signed for the Blues last summer but was immediately shipped out to Spain to get first-team experience.
Courtois has impressed at the Vicente Calderon, making 23 appearances for Atletico following the departure of David De Gea to Manchester United.
But first-choice Blues stopper Petr Cech held contract talks at the start of the year and is set to sign a deal that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2017.
Courtois is not excited by the prospect of a lengthy spell on the Chelsea bench and met with Villas-Boas last weekend to ask for permission to stay in Spain.
"I am very happy at Atletico and I am living a good experience," Courtois told Spanish daily newspaper Marca.
"I would like to stay here one more year and I said this to Chelsea's manager on Sunday."
Villas-Boas has been pleased by the progress Courtois has made in Madrid and is expected to grant the 19-year-old another season in the Spanish capital.
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