Florentino Pérez heads to Ceuta to ease row involving Mbappé and Vinícius

Florentino Pérez is set to travel to Ceuta on Friday late morning, according to OK Diario. The visit, described as official, aims to cool things down after a heated controversy over the ‘t-shirts’ backing the enclave’s residents—an episode linked to Kylian Mbappé, Ibrahima Konaté and Vinícius Jr.

Official trip and meeting

Per OK Diario, Pérez will go with Emilio Butragueño, Real Madrid’s vice-president, and club legend and honorary president José Martínez Pirri, who is from Ceuta. The schedule includes a meeting with mayor Juan Jesús Vivas at 11:30 at city hall.

The delegation’s message is support and solidarity for Ceuta’s residents amid a migration crisis. The text explains that since late July, tens of thousands of migrants entered from Morocco; most returned quickly, but several thousand still remain in the autonomous city and the situation has worsened, creating tensions with locals.

The recent LaLiga flashpoint

The trip comes three days after the main outcry triggered by the three Real Madrid players. On Tuesday night, Mbappé, Konaté and Vinícius Jr. allegedly refused to wear the t-shirt fully ahead of the Liga match versus Elche (2-3), a gesture that sparked strong reactions.

What Mbappé said

The article also recalls that Real Madrid argued—unlike Barcelona—that the initiative was approved and organized through the AVE Valencia employers’ association, and that the club defended each player’s right to decide how to act. It quotes Mbappé in AS: “C’est les clubs… nous devions le porter.” He added he feels solidarity with Ceuta and victims, while also wanting to send a thought to migrants who lost their lives and live in difficult conditions.