Fede Valverde reacted after ten o’clock on Thursday night following his fight with Tchouaméni.
Read more Sheinbaum criticizes Ayuso for her “ignorance” about history during Mexican tour
“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry because the situation hurts me, the moment we are going through hurts me,” says the footballer in a statement published on his social media. Earlier, the Uruguayan gave his version of what happened with the French footballer. “During the argument, I accidentally hit a table, causing a small cut on my forehead that required a routine hospital visit… I understand that for you it is easier to believe that we beat each other up or that it was intentional,” he explains. Valverde does complain about the leaks and says someone quickly went to the press with the leaks.
“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry because the situation hurts me, the moment we are going through hurts me”
This is Valverde’s full statement:
“Yesterday I had an incident with a teammate as a result of a play during training, where the fatigue from competition and frustration make everything seem bigger.
In a normal locker room, these things can happen and are resolved among ourselves without coming to light. Obviously, here there is someone behind who quickly spreads the story, combined with a titleless season where Madrid is always the target and everything is magnified.
Today we had another disagreement. During the argument, I accidentally hit a table, causing a small cut on my forehead that required a routine hospital visit.
At no time did my teammate hit me, nor did I hit him, although I understand that for you it is easier to believe that we beat each other up or that it was intentional, but that did not happen.
I feel that my anger at the situation, my frustration at seeing that some of us are reaching the end of the season with our last strength, breaking our souls, has reached the point of arguing with a teammate.
Read more Orriols and the Catalans, first
I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry because the situation hurts me, the moment we are going through hurts me. Madrid is one of the most important things in my life and I cannot be indifferent. The result is an accumulation of things that end in a senseless fight harming my image, leaving room for doubt so that something is invented, defamed, and seasoning is added to an accident, which I have no doubt that the clashes we may have outside the field cease to exist inside, and if I have to defend it inside a stadium, I will be the first.
I was not going to speak out until the end of the season, we were eliminated from the Champions League and I kept the anger and resentment to myself. We have wasted another year and I was not in the mood to make posts on social media when the only face I had to show was on the field and I feel that I did so, which is why I am the one most saddened and hurt to go through this situation that prevents me from playing the next match due to medical decisions because I always went to the end, to the last consequences, and it hurts me more than anyone not to be able to do so. I am at the disposal of the club and my teammates to collaborate in any decision they see necessary. Thank you.”
Also read
The club has opened a disciplinary file on both players
“After the tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by Real Madrid’s Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a cranioencephalic trauma. Valverde is at home in good condition and must remain at rest for between 10 and 14 days, as medical protocols for this diagnosis dictate.” Madrid, which never states recovery times, has done so in this case.
This is the medical report issued this Thursday by Real Madrid through its official channels, confirming two important aspects: that his clash with Tchouaméni was not a simple brush and that he will miss the classic next Sunday.
The Uruguayan suffered a strong blow that caused a cut on his face after another clash with the Frenchman during Thursday’s training, following news of another clash on Wednesday between the same protagonists.
The club has opened a disciplinary file on both players and has called an emergency meeting with the entire locker room to address an unprecedented crisis, with neither the club nor the locker room having reacted to the incident so far.
Read more A tourist from the United States on vacation in Mallorca requests political asylum for fear of Trump
