Thibaut Courtois deletes goodbye message to Chelsea fans

Courtois' goodbye post quickly attracted criticism from fans and the keeper decided to delete the post after receiving a barrage of abuse form clearly upset Chelsea supporters. 

Belgium keeper Courtois has joined Real Madrid for £35million from Chelsea and was officially unveiled at the Bernabéu today. 

The original Facebook post, which was deleted after half an hour, read: 

"With these few words I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the four fantastic years that have passed. Chelsea FC will always have a special place in my heart.

"I was only nineteen years old when the club showed a great belief in my abilities. The fact that such a big club was already following me was like a dream come true. The decision to first send me away helped me grow into a goalkeeper fit for Chelsea FC.'

"When I returned I was very happy to be part of one of the biggest teams in the world. I fulfilled a childhood dream playing in the Premier League, therefore I am really proud that we were able to win two Premier League titles, a League Cup and a FA Cup. 

"A huge thank you to all my teammates and technical staff over the past four years who I shared this success and amazing memories, both on and off the pitch," the post said. 

John Terry paid tribute to his former teammate, however he disabled the comments on the photo.