Arbeloa says Valverde and Tchouaméni should not be "burned at the stake"

BarcelonaAlvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid coach, stated at a press conference that he will not "burn his players at a public bonfire" and believes that neither Aurélien Tchouaméni nor Fede Valverde deserve the treatment they are receiving after the two fights between them, which ended with the Uruguayan in the hospital and a fine of 500,000 euros for each of them.

"I have to say two things. First, I am very proud of the club's decisiveness, speed, and transparency. And second, the players have expressed their remorse, acknowledged their mistake, accepted the consequences of their actions, and asked for forgiveness. I will not burn the players at a bonfire. two," he commented in a press conference monopolized by the incident in the Real Madrid locker room.

"For things that happen in the locker room to be leaked is a betrayal of Real Madrid. And it saddens me greatly," Arbeloa said at a press conference, not wanting to "accuse" or "point" to the origin of these leaks.

"I am not accusing the players or anyone, because I cannot. There are many people around the Real Madrid locker room and I am not here to accuse anyone. I try to set an example, with my private conversations remaining between the players and me."