Valverde breaks silence: clash with Tchouameni, sorry to fans | OneFootball

Federico Valverde, Real Madrid midfielder, issued a strong statement amid the scandal. In an official social media post, he said that he “never at any moment” hit Aurélien Tchouaméni during the argument they had after training and apologized because the situation his club is going through “hurts” him.

“At no point did my teammate hit me, nor did I hit him, although I understand that for many of you it is easier to believe that we beat each other up or that it was intentional, but that did not happen,” he wrote.

“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry because this situation hurts me, and the moment we are going through hurts me. Madrid is one of the most important things in my life and I cannot be indifferent,” he added.

Valverde acknowledged that on Wednesday he had an incident “with a teammate” (Tchouaméni) as a result of a play during training in which the fatigue of competition “and frustration make everything feel bigger.”

For the Uruguayan player, in a normal situation “these things can happen” and are resolved without becoming public among the players themselves. “Obviously, there is someone behind all of this who rushed to spread the story, combined with a trophyless season in which Madrid is always under the spotlight and everything gets magnified,” he said.

He then continued his account and revealed that he had another disagreement with the same player this Thursday and that during the argument he “accidentally hit a table,” causing himself a small cut on the forehead “that required a routine visit to the hospital.” The club reported that he suffered a “head injury” after the incident, that he will need two weeks of rest, and that he will miss the clásico against Barcelona, no less.

“I feel that my anger over the situation, my frustration at seeing some of us reaching the end of the season running on our last legs and emotionally exhausted, pushed me to the limit of arguing with a teammate,” he said.

“The result is an accumulation of things that ended in a pointless fight, damaging my image and leaving room for people to make things up, slander me, and exaggerate an accident. I have no doubt that any friction we may have off the field disappears once we are inside the stadium, and if I have to defend him there, I will be the first to do so,” he added.

In addition, the Uruguayan said that he did not want to speak until the end of the season and said that after being knocked out by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, he kept his “anger and resentment” to himself.

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