The resort of Real Madrid remains a problem, despite the arrival of José Mourinho. The relationship between players and the technical team is not quiet, according to Cadena SER.
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08/10/2026
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A saga continues. Real Madrid's locker room remains problematic despite the arrival of José Mourinho. The “cold” environment within the merengue team, which was notorious with Xabi Alonso and Álvaro Arbeloa, did not change with the Portuguese technician and motivates concern, reveals the Cadena BEING this thursday.
The same Spanish medium explains that the situation that has been going on for five months is almost the same and that the relationship between players and technical team is far from being “tranquilising”. Cadena SER, moreover, says that there will already be a new physical confrontation between two players whose names have not been revealed.
Antón Meana, a Spanish journalist from the same network, realizes that Mourinho has not been able to reverse the dynamics of a group of players “who had no good relationship with Alonso and much less with Arbeloa”.
Not even the acknowledged strong personality of the Portuguese technician has been able to calm the spirits, at a time when the October calendar will be of high demand for Real Madrid.
At the same time the noise around Kylian Mbappé, who injured himself in the French selection but who should be fit for the game against Villarreal, on Saturday, is another focus of tension in the set oriented by Mourinho.
Report contraria version of Asencio
This information revealed by Cadena SER ends up contradicting the version presented, also this Thursday, by Raúl Asencio, player of the squad that left torn praise to Mourinho, in an interview with AS.
“It’s another person in the locker room. We football players are seen from the outside as inaccessible and far from reality, but in fact, we are people. We have an image of Mourinho, of when I was little, with that strong character. But from doors inside, she's a fantastic, fun person who likes to spend many hours with us and who, at the same time, also likes our company. It is another one in the locker room ", described Asencio.
What's next for Real Madrid?
After a long competitive break, imposed by the appointments of the selections, Real Madrid prepares to return to action and... chase the damage.
Merenges add 15 points to the end of the first seven days and are already five points away from Barcelona, champion in title, which can only win.
October will be, therefore, especially important, since a new outing can further ignite the environment among players.
After measuring forces with Villarreal, Real Madrid visits AS Rome, in the Champions League, following commitments before Sevilla (La Liga), RB Leipzig (Champions) and... Barcelona (La Liga).
On the 25th there will be a place for an El Clásico in Camp Nou, which will also be a hard test for Mourinho. This conflict will be especially important at the soul level and promises to attract great media attention in Spain.
Valverde and Tchouameni were sanctioned
Still about the environment that lives in the resort of Real Madrid, in the memory of the fans still remains the scandal occurred last season, with Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni reaching the de facto roads in the locker room.
The middle Uruguayan had to be transported to the hospital, with a blow to the head, and both would end up sanctioned by the direction of Real Madrid.
The pair turned out to be sorry, but did not escape the punishment imposed by the meringues, announced in an official statement, with financial and non-sports consequences: a fine of eur 500,000 each had to pay.