Federico Valverde denies refusing to play for Real Madrid

Real Madrid are rocked by a ungraded aft a lucifer successful Kazakhstan. Federico Valverde, the 26-year-old midfielder and vice-captain, spent the full lucifer connected the bench, which instantly sparked a flurry of speculation successful the Spanish media. Allegedly, the Uruguayan planetary was unhappy with the thought of ​​coach Xabi Alonso putting him astatine right-back owed to injuries to Dani Carvajal and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Before the match, Valverde admitted:

"I wasn't calved to play right-back", but added that helium was "always disposable for immoderate the manager needs" and that helium would "die for this shirt". 

However, his behaviour connected the transportation further fueled the stories of a struggle - during the second-half warm-up, helium stood connected the sidelines, arms crossed down his back, portion watching the game. The Spanish media, led by Marco, highlighted these scenes arsenic a motion that helium refused to play.

Valverde's affectional reaction

Less than 24 hours later, Valverde decided to respond to X. His connection was sincere and passionate: 

"I person work respective articles that are damaging my reputation. I cognize that I person had atrocious games, I americium alert of that. I bash not fell and look criticism. I americium genuinely sad. People tin accidental a batch astir me, but nether nary circumstances tin I accidental that I garbage to play."

He added: 

"I person fixed everything and much for this club, I person played broken, injured, and I person ne'er complained oregon asked for a break. I person a bully narration with the coach, which gives maine capable assurance to archer him what presumption I similar connected the pitch, but I person always, ever made it wide that I americium disposable to play anywhere, connected each travel and successful each game. I person near my bosom and psyche successful this nine and I volition proceed to bash so, adjacent if sometimes it is not capable oregon I bash not play arsenic I would like. I curse connected my grant that I volition ne'er springiness up and I volition combat until the end, playing wherever it is needed."

Xabi Alonso tried to calm the situation, claiming that the determination to remainder Valverde was not the effect of struggle but cautious absorption of playing clip aft erstwhile grueling games. However, immoderate journalists, specified arsenic Roberto Gomez, judge that the determination besides had a "vindictive" dimension, an interior connection to the subordinate aft the derby.

All eyes are present connected the adjacent league lucifer against Villarreal astatine the Santiago Bernabéu, which volition amusement the existent dynamics wrong the dressing country of the "royal club".