Tchouaméni on Valverde fight: The press exaggerated the incident

French international Aurélien Tchouaméni regrets the "proportions" reached by his training ground altercation with Real Madrid teammate Federico Valverde. The French midfielder acknowledged the incident on Sunday, as quoted by AFP.

"Obviously, something happened, you've all heard about it. It took on large proportions, unfortunately, because it got out in the press, and when you play for Real Madrid, there's a lot of interest," he said at a press conference during the French national team's camp in Clairefontaine.

The day after the scuffle, which resulted in the Uruguayan player needing several stitches on his head, Real Madrid fined both players a record €500,000 each. Valverde was forced to rest for about ten days.

"All sorts of things appeared in the press. I heard about fights where I was throwing punches, which isn't true. I won't go into detail about it. The most important thing is that the club knows what happened. We are moving on," Tchouaméni said.

This is the first time the 26-year-old Tchouaméni has spoken publicly about the incident, although he had previously posted a message on Instagram expressing concern primarily for Real Madrid's image. He maintains that many things happen in the dressing room that should not be leaked to the media.