Aurélien Tchouaméni, a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid, has joined the group of athletes bemoaning the hectic football calendar.
The defensive midfielder Tchouaméni, who is currently 23 years old, stated that because of the quantity of games players must play, it would be challenging for them to retire at the age of 38 or 39.
Football players have been complaining about how many games they have to play for years, attributing their constant ailments on their hectic schedule.
Virgil van Dijk, the captain of both Liverpool and the Netherlands, recently told Naija News that players in the Premier League should speak out against the league’s hectic schedule.
Football players currently play between 70 and 80 games a season, according to Tchouaméni, according to statements that Italian transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano posted earlier today, October 13.
Tchouaméni told NOS, “We really have to do something about the schedule,” as Romano cited.
We participate in 70–80 games a season. Playing till we are 38 or 39 years old would be hard on our bodies.
“There are numerous competitions, but not all of them are very significant.”
On July 1, 2022, Aurélien Tchouaméni signed a €80 million transfer deal to join Real Madrid from French Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Since then, the Frenchman has participated in 61 Real Madrid games across all competitions, contributing four assists and one goal to the team’s total.
After nine league games this season, Tchouaméni has made 11 appearances across all competitions and managed to provide an assist.
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He is now serving on the international roster for France, which plays Scotland on Tuesday, October 17, and the Netherlands at 7:45 p.m. tonight in a Euro 2024 qualifying match.
