Thibaut Courtois: Kevin De Bruyne will flourish in Man City Colors
Last Updated: 04/09/15 11:56am
Kevin De Bruyne scored the winner for Belgium against Bosnia on Thursday night
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois thinks Belgium team-mate Kevin De Bruyne will make an instant impact in the Premier League.
Manchester City concluded a long pursuit of the playmaker by finalising a £54.5m deal to buy him from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on the final day of the summer transfer window.
Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic faced each other as Belgium beat Bosnia in the European Qualifiers
The deal was a drawn-out one but does not appear to have affected De Bruyne, who made one and scored one in Belgium's 3-1 win over Bosnia in the European Qualifiers on Thursday night.
Man City new boy Kevin De Bruyne shows exactly what he's worth with a long-range pop-shot that catches Bosnia keeper Asmir Begovic off-guard
"He shows his quality and mental strength that after two weeks of negotiation and difficult days he managed to play a very good game and he helped to secure us the victory," he said.
"It is very good for him and we are looking forward to having him in the Premier League and show his quality there."
De Bruyne celebrates after scoring a fine goal for Belgium on Thursday evening
Meanwhile, Asmir Begovic says there is no panic among the Chelsea squad over their poor start to the season.
The Blues have only won one of their first four games so far and find themselves 13th in the Premier League table at this early stage.
Only Sunderland have conceded more goals in the division than Chelsea, who have made their worst defensive start to a season since 1971, but Begovic, who deputised for the suspended Courtois in the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City last month, is confident the squad can overcome their current troubles.
Asmir Begovic is refusing to panic despite Chelsea's sluggish start to the season
"I think it is a combination of things, a little bit of bad luck, a little bit of other teams playing quite well and maybe we are not playing as well as we should have," he said.
"A lot of things haven't gone our way, we've had bad luck with sendings-off, things like that.
"It's been difficult, I think the second season after being champions is the most difficult and there is a bit of reaction to that.
"It is nothing that our dressing room can't handle, we've got a manager to take us forward and we're not panicking just yet."
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