Ceuta: Perez says Real Madrid visit not linked to Mbappe shirt row

Vanguard News | 18-09-2026 05:51pm |

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has stated that the club's solidarity visit to Ceuta was planned weeks in advance and is not connected to the recent controversy involving players Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Ibrahima Konate. The players had obscured a solidarity message for Ceuta during a LaLiga match against Elche. Perez made the clarification on Friday at Ceuta city hall, accompanied by honorary president Jose Martinez Pirri, a Ceuta native. He emphasized that the event had been prepared over several weeks with the president of Ceuta and was not due to recent news.

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