The London Evening Standard says talks with Courtois are on hold until after two vital matches next month.

Chelsea travel to Barcelona in the Champions League and face Leicester in the FA Cup quarterfinals, with the two competitions providing their last chances of a trophy this season.

Courtois has a little over a year left on his contract, and the Standard says "Chelsea have intimated that they will pay him in excess of £200,000-a-week to sign an extension."

It adds that the Blues "are under pressure to finalise terms, with Real Madrid monitoring the situation" but both club and player "agree that the timing for talks is not right with so much at stake."