Thibaut Courtois accused of being 'mole' in Belgium camp by sacked boss Marc Wilmots
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Former Belgium boss Marc Wilmots has accused Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois of being a 'mole' in the national team dressing room.
Wilmots was sacked after his side's surprise loss to Wales in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 and has since had a short stint in charge of the Ivory Coast national team.
He and Courtois had a well publicised spat during the tournament with the 25-year-old critical of his then manager's tactics.
Now, Wilmots has suggested there was a leak in the camp, appearing to blame the Chelsea keeper for leaking team news to journalists via his father Thierry.
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Speaking to BeIN Sports , Wilmots said: "I just have a problem when I make my selection at 6pm and at 6.15pm it is on all social networks.
"It means that a player has sold the selection. And that's serious. It came back to me from several French journalists that Courtois' father was doing it. It means that you do not respect your homeland.
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"I find it a shame, because I have to wait an hour before the match to have the opposition's selection. And that's terrible.
"The opponent is gaining time. He can prepare everything. He knows everything. And that's really dramatic. It never happened at the World Cup in Brazil."
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Thierry Courtois, however hit back at the ex-Belgium boss by suggesting he'd never do such a thing.
"I never in my life communicated a team composition to any journalist," he replied.
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"Being a top player and also in a technical staff of a European level club, I know how delicate it is.
"My team-mates and players also knew it. We work together for a long time to get results, I hate leaks."