Real Madrid vestiaire tensions: fight between two players, claims Cadena SER

Real Madrid are facing weeks of locker-room tension, including a reported fight between two players, according to Cadena SER. The radio says the mood has been far from reassuring for months and Mourinho, who arrived this summer, hasn’t managed to turn the dynamic around.

Uneasy group days

Cadena SER adds that the friction goes back before this period, tied to players who “didn’t get on well” with Xabi Alonso and Arbeloa. It also claims that two squad members would have come to blows, without naming them, and insists the coldness remains even with Mourinho’s intensity.

Hard schedule in October

After a three-week international break, Real return to action this Saturday hosting Villarreal, having lost to Atlético Madrid just before the break (2-1). The report also highlights the extra pressure around Kylian Mbappé: the French forward took part in his first club training session on Wednesday since his injury in Turkey, and Cadena SER says his physical condition is “optimal”, suggesting he could start against Villarreal. The medium further states Mourinho spoke with the World Cup winner to ask him to be more discreet off the pitch, and that the club maintains Mbappé is fine and expects firmness from Mourinho at Friday’s press conference.