{"id":1634,"date":"2026-05-09T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:56:45","slug":"tchouameni-breaks-silence-frustration-is-no-excuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/tchouameni-breaks-silence-frustration-is-no-excuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Tchouameni breaks silence: &#8220;Frustration is no excuse&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.resfu.com\/img_data\/news\/5\/50285.jpg?size=1000x&amp;lossy=1\" alt=\"Aurelien Tchouameni addressed the incident on social media. AFP\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aurelien Tchouameni took to social media on Friday following a high-profile training ground altercation with Fede Valverde. &#8220;I am saddened by the image the club has projected. Frustration cannot excuse everything. These incidents are not worthy of Real Madrid,&#8221; the midfielder admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aurelien Tchouameni issued a formal statement this Friday in the wake of his clash with Fede Valverde during the build-up to the &#8216;Clasico&#8217;. The Real Madrid midfielder is eager to move past the incident and turn his attention to the showdown with Barcelona, while confirming he has accepted the \u20ac500,000 fine handed down internally by the &#8216;Merengue&#8217; hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Aurelien Tchouameni&#8217;s statement in full:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The events at training this week were unacceptable. I say this mindful of the example we must set for young people, both in football and in the classroom. Regardless of who is right or wrong, we must always seek the most diplomatic solution to any conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than anything, I am saddened by the image the club has projected. I am aware that the fans, staff, teammates, and directors are deeply disappointed by the way this season has unfolded, but frustration cannot excuse everything. While such incidents can occur in any dressing room, they are simply not worthy of Real Madrid\u2014especially as we are the most talked-about club in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet thrives on fabricating wild stories to generate hype; I urge you not to believe everything being said or the false narratives currently circulating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time for finger-pointing or debating who was at fault has passed. I accept the club&#8217;s sanction. We remain a family, and though disagreements happen, we must always prioritise the club&#8217;s objectives above all else. I have apologised to the squad and I wish to extend those apologies to every Madridista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now is the time to look ahead. Our entire focus is on the Clasico and the upcoming season, as we strive to return this club to its rightful place at the top.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aurelien Tchouameni took to social media on Friday following a high-profile training ground altercation with Fede Valverde. &#8220;I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1635,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions\/1635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}