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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has suffered another serious knee injury, just as he was edging closer to a return from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.<\/span><\/p>\n The Belgium international, 31, has had surgery after tearing the meniscus in his right knee in training.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He <\/span>ruptured the ACL<\/span><\/a> in his left knee in August and has not played this season.<\/span><\/p>\n No timescale has been put on a return, with Real saying a recovery programme will begin “in the next few days”.<\/span><\/p>\n Courtois, who has made 230 appearances for Real since joining from Chelsea in 2018, only resumed training after his ACL injury last month.<\/span><\/p>\n Real signed Spain international <\/span>Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/span><\/a> on a season-long loan from Chelsea as cover for Courtois, though he has recently lost his place to Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n