David Cartlidge

But yes, generally speaking with Mbappé, look, Real Madrid fans have not taken to him.

The media hasn't really taken to him.

Top paid player there.

Everything that everybody thought about my PSG and how he was a bit of a torment in the dressing room there, a bit of a diva and all this has transferred to Real Madrid.

So every worst fear that people had about Mbappe at Real Madrid is kind of being realised.

Yeah, but that's what people say.

I mean, Valverde has come out, oh, it's all been exaggerated and everything.

Valverde, obviously, tough little Uruguayan.

He doesn't want to be seen getting chinned by anyone.

Exactly.

That's what Valverde's doing here.

You're briefing Romano.

And this is what they do at Real Madrid.

You see, they brief to different sources as well, which is another big issue.

So it's a mess.

Valverde's thinking, I can't be on the wrong end of a fight in a World Cup year.

No, absolutely not.

And also, the sources are saying that apparently some of Valverde's challenges on Chiumeni were an attempt to try and put Chiumeni out of the World Cup.

I rate that.

Unbelievable.