Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has played down the reported altercation between Federico Valverde and Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni, insisting that fights between players are nothing new at the club.<\/p>\n
In a calm and experienced response, P\u00e9rez stated: \u201cIt\u2019s NOT the first time two players have fought at Real Madrid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n He added: \u201cI\u2019ve been here 26 years and players have fought almost every season. It doesn\u2019t have any more significance.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The president, who has led Real Madrid for over two and a half decades across his different terms, used his long experience to put the incident into perspective. According to P\u00e9rez, clashes between strong personalities in the squad are common and do not indicate any deeper problems within the team.<\/p>\n This latest comment comes amid reports of a heated confrontation between Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde and French international Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni during or after a recent training session or match.<\/p>\n Both Valverde and Tchouam\u00e9ni are key players in Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s squad. Valverde is known for his passion and intensity, while Tchouam\u00e9ni brings power and technique to midfield. P\u00e9rez\u2019s relaxed stance suggests the club views the matter as resolved internally.<\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s 2025\/26 season has been turbulent both on and off the pitch. While the club has faced criticism over results and a trophyless run so far, internal dressing room incidents like this often grab headlines. P\u00e9rez, however, appears keen to protect squad unity and avoid feeding negative narratives.<\/p>\n This statement fits into P\u00e9rez\u2019s recent series of strong public appearances, where he has addressed everything from the Negreira case and elections to personal attacks and fan frustration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has played down the reported altercation between Federico Valverde and Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni, insisting that fights\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-51851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-florentino-perez"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51853,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51851\/revisions\/51853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}P\u00e9rez: Dressing Room Incidents Are Normal at Real Madrid<\/h3>\n
Context at Real Madrid<\/h3>\n