To say that everything is going well at Real Madrid at the end of the season would be an understatement. No major trophy to add to the showcase, tensions at all levels, dissatisfied supporters, a torn locker room, a coach overwhelmed by events: the list is long of points to review to get off on the right foot. Convinced that someone was also betraying internal secrets, Alvaro Arbeloa finally found the culprit.
“A betrayal. » This is how the current Madrid coach named the revelations made by the press of the repeated altercation between Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni at the end of last week. But then, who could have recounted in great detail the famous scene between the Uruguayan and the Frenchman? According to Estadio Deportivoit would be Dani Ceballos.
Arriving at Real Madrid in the summer of 2017, the former Real Betis player was then loaned for two seasons to Arsenal before returning to the Merengue in June 2021. Since then he has been used sparingly. This season, for example, he took part in 22 matches, in all competitions, for only 810 minutes of effective play. Under the leadership of Alvaro Arbeloa, he ended up no longer being part of the equation.
Dani Ceballos, the mole of Real Madrid?
Since a match between Real Madrid and Betis played last April, the break between the two men has been complete. Dani Ceballos would have learned that his coach would have made uncomplimentary remarks about him. Preceded by Thiago Pitarch in the mind of Arbeloa, Ceballos has since harbored resentment towards his coach. Before the match against FC Barcelona, Arbeloa spoke of betrayal, adding that he did not want to accuse anyone.
But according to Estadio Deportivo, it is Dani Ceballos that Alvaro Arbeloa suspects. The player reportedly told some friends and acquaintances about the fight. In the meantime, Ceballos is under contract with Real until 2027 but his early departure is now less and less in doubt. As for the truth about the real identity of the supposed mole, I’m not sure it will ever be known.
