A healthy and fit Thibaut Courtois is of primary importance to Chelsea this season. Well, as the video shows, the Belgian goalkeeper can dunk a basketball, so that counts for something. As the 2016 Chelsea FC summer preseason tour winds down, the club have taken in some rest and relaxation on their off days. Some of the Blues attended a home game of the Minnesota Twins, of Major League Baseball, at Target Field.
Then they had the chance to interact with the MLB players, before meeting up with the Minnesota Vikings at their training facility.
Chelsea, along with AC Milan, will christen the Vikings new venue, U.S. Bank Stadium, tonight in the conclusion of the International Champions Cup. Also, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois trained with the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Watch Courtois dunk in the video below!
Yesterday @thibautcourtois made a visit to @Timberwolves' training facility… ? #CFCTour https://t.co/jMCDSj3Ffo
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 2, 2016
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At the previous stop on the USA tour, Chelsea played at The Big House, the second largest stadium in the world on the campus of the University of Michigan. And the Michigan Wolverines picked up a new fan among a prominent Chelsea player (more on that here at this link)
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