Injured after the World Cup, Aurélien Tchouaméni has just returned to competition with Real Madrid. Coming on in the 81st minute against Inter on Wednesday evening, the French midfielder found a certain Federico Valverde on the pitch, with whom he had a violent altercation in the locker room at the end of last season. From the past?
Asked about the subject, José Mourinho assured that everything was fine between the two players. He also clarified that he did not need to intervene to calm things down between two players who could be his starters in midfield this season in the 4-2-3-1 set up.
Mourinho is calm
“I have nothing to do with it, it’s them who did everything, Mourinho told a press conference, according to Marca.
The empathy within the group, the friendship, the shared victories and defeats, the fact of going to the bench angry but supporting your teammates on the pitch… Without specifically addressing the Valverde-Tchouameni situation, the group is fantastic. »
And to mention the case of the French and the Uruguayan:
“Even if I didn’t know anything, instead of knowing everything, they would have seemed like very good friends to me. Obviously, when Aurélien arrived, I was attentive because I had to know if I should intervene and play mediator (he smiles), but I had nothing to do with it. They’re the ones who did everything. » One less worry, a priori.
