Since he was 17 years old, the Madrid midfielder has been training with renowned Los Angeles osteopath Fabrice Gautier. Shortly after the player’s last consultation with Aurélien, Fabrice Gautier treats AS.

Fabrice Gautier (Paris, 49 years old), receives this newspaper on time at 8:10, one day after his final session with Aurélien Tchouameni, who once more took advantage of Real Madrid’s visit to Los Angeles, as he did last summer, to prepare.

The Maybourne, the base of operations for Real Madrid during its maiden trip to the United States, is less than 10 minutes’ walk from the clinic of this Parisian who fell in love with LA at the age of 18.

Visitors are greeted at the door by three framed, autographed jerseys of Rudy Gobert, Carmelo Anthony, and Boris Diaw. “I work over here, over there,” On the left, there are more elastics.

Unquestionably autographed. Nico Batum, Ronny Turiaf, Tony Parker, and Joakim Noah They were all basketball stars prior to the arrival of Jules Koundé and Aurélien Tchouameni. It is the clientele of the NBA’s “body mechanic,” a fan of Magic Johnson and the Lakers in addition to everyone else mentioned here, as well as an osteopath for the French national basketball team.

But it’s the superstars of Madrid and Barça that make us knock on his door.