Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has issued a formal personal statement clarifying the circumstances surrounding a reported training ground incident, confirming that he sustained a minor forehead laceration after accidentally striking a table during a heated argument with a teammate and that at no point was there any physical exchange between the two players.
In the statement, Valverde acknowledged that an initial disagreement had occurred the previous day during a training session, attributing the confrontation to the accumulated fatigue of a demanding competitive calendar and mounting frustration as the season drew to a close. He described the episode as the kind of internal dispute common in elite football environments, one that he believed should have been handled privately within the dressing room.
In a normal locker room, these things can happen and are usually resolved internally without it becoming all public.”
The Uruguayan international expressed concern that the situation had been amplified by individuals leaking information to the media, suggesting that the scrutiny currently surrounding Real Madrid, Because the club had a disappointing season without winning any major trophy, the incident seemed more serious than it really was.
Valverde confirmed that a second disagreement followed the next day, during which tensions escalated to an argument. It was during this altercation that he struck a table in frustration, accidentally cutting his forehead in the process. The injury, he clarified, was minor and required only a routine hospital visit. He was explicit in stating that neither he nor his teammate struck each other at any point during either confrontation.
In his statement, Valverde traced the emotional roots of the incident to the club’s broader disappointments this season. Following Real Madrid’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League, he said he had chosen to remain silent, channelling his frustration into his performances on the pitch rather than venting publicly. The absence of a single title, he indicated, had weighed heavily on him throughout the latter stages of the campaign.
We have wasted another year,” Valverde wrote, “and I was not in a position to be posting on social media when the only face I had to show was on the field.”
The midfielder said he has always been fully committed to the club, and missing the next match because of medical checks hurts him deeply.
I always gave it my all, to the very end,” he said, “and it hurts me more than anyone not to be able to do so.Real Madrid is one of the most important things in my life and I cannot be indifferent to it.”
Valverde ended his statement by apologizing for the entire situation, not to one person in particular. He said he was the one most affected because it damaged his image and created distractions at an important time of the season. He also confirmed that he is fully available for Real Madrid CF and his teammates, and that he is ready to cooperate with any decision the club makes.
