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The significant controversy surrounding Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde in recent days couldn't escape attention at the emergency press conference called by Florentino Pérez this Tuesday.
«I think it's very bad, but I think it's even worse that it was brought to light. I've been here for 26 years, and there hasn't been a single year where two players haven't gotten into a fight... Or four. But I think it's very bad that this became public. They've been fighting every year I've been here. It's like how young people squabble: you kick him, he kicks back, and then they're friends again,» stated the Real Madrid president.
«For me, what's more serious is the leak of information, because that implies there's something more than a simple argument, where the next day they're already friends and go for coffee together. I think this is the first time I've seen this in my 26-year career, and that also concerns me,» he added, after recalling that he had... fired three coaches in one season.
«In one year, I fired three coaches, which isn't the first time that's happened. And it's not the first time two players have come to blows; it happens every season because they get annoyed with each other. What's happening here is that, this year, it was the first time it was talked about, and we know who leaked it,» he continued, before concluding the topic.
«The press needs to analyze what's happening, but they can't say that just because two players clash, there's chaos at Real Madrid. They fight every year, well, they fight every day. And that's where it ends. If someone within the club leaks this externally, it's worse than the fight between them. They are two phenomenal lads, by the way, and very good. This was horrible, this destroys Real Madrid, it cannot be tolerated... Well, I've tolerated it for over 20 years, and nothing happened.»
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