Courtois reportedly had a child with Elsa Izac - despite being in a relationship
Now, with Courtois married, Elsa says she and her son have been left behind
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By LUKE POWER
Published: 07:01 EDT, 10 March 2025 | Updated: 07:02 EDT, 10 March 2025
Thibaut Courtois' former bedfellow says she and the son they had together risk becoming homeless - while he swans around Madrid on an estimated £240,000 per week.
Elsa Izac, 50, has a seven-year-old son named Enzo after allegedly sleeping with Courtois while he played for Chelsea - despite him being in a relationship at the time.
Elsa was Courtois' neighbour in Wimbledon while he lived with his then-girlfriend Marta Dominguez and reportedly got to know him by collecting his parcels. The former Versace designer was married when they met but split with her husband before her Belgian fling.
In 2019 the Daily Star reported that they had had trysts in the Chelsea team hotel before matches.
Now she fears the £3million property she is in could be taken off her as she owes £63,000 in mortgage payments, while the ceilings are infested with mould.
She told The Sun: 'Our house is falling apart. We simply can't continue to live like this.
The mother of Thibaut Courtois' 'lovechild' says she and their son risk becoming homeless
Elsa Izac bore baby Enzo to Courtois in 2017 after leaving her husband - despite the Belgian being in a relationship and having two kids with his then-girlfriend
The Belgian is now married to Israeli model Mishel Gerzig and has a daughter with her
'I'm scared the bank will repossess our home and worry whenever someone knocks on the door. I don't want to find us homeless suddenly.
'It is not acceptable for me to see Thibaut travelling on private jets, partying in yachts, then leaving his child here in this environment.
'Surely he can spare a bit more to look after his son?'
Courtois married Israeli model Mishel Gerzig in June 2023 and last April they had a daughter called Ellie.
Courtois also has two kids from his relationship with Marta - a daughter born in 2015, and a son born in May 2017.
That means that by the time he allegedly fathered Enzo with Elsa in September 2017, he already had two kids with his previous girlfriend Marta.
The Daily Star reported in 2019 that Courtois was allegedly refusing to acknowledge his 'secret son', Enzo.
'Thibaut has never sent him a birthday or Christmas card; he never asks how Enzo is. She wants him to acknowledge Enzo is his son publicly,' Elsa's friend told the outlet.
Elsa now tells the Sun that her mould-ridden Wimbledon home could be repossessed while he earns a reported £240,000 per week playing for Real Madrid
The pair are said to have met after becoming neighbours while the stopper played for Chelsea
Enzo is now seven years old, but the Daily Star reported in 2019 that Courtois had ordered Elsa to abort him if she wanted to move to Spain with him
Mail Sport has contacted Courtois' agent for comment.
It has been a newsworthy time recently for Courtois, who has announced his return to the Belgian national team to much controversy.
The former Chelsea stopper quit the Belgium team after falling out with then-manager Domenico Tedesco. He last featured in June 2023 and was not at Euro 2024.
Now he has announced his comeback, Belgium's incumbent No 1, Koen Casteels, has decided to step away as a matter of principle.
'It's strange that the football association has turned 180 degrees and is rolling out the red carpet and welcoming him back with open arms,' he told Belgian podcast MidMid.
'First of all, I think it's a bit strange that Courtois can decide for himself whether he can come back
'It is not so much towards Thibaut, but mainly towards the football association. That does not fit in with the standards and values that I have about what a team sport or a sporting organisation should have.
'As of today, I am no longer available [for the national team].'
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