Raúl Asencio has said he is only focused on winning at Real Madrid and “turning the situation around” following his recent conviction for drink driving.
The Spanish centre-back was fined €14,400 (£12,208 / $16,103) on Sept. 2 and had his driver’s licence suspended for eight months having admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol after testing positive at a sobriety checkpoint.
“It was a really tough time,” Asencio told Diario AS. “Several things in my life coincided within a short space of time.”
One day after his DUI conviction, Asencio was acquitted by a Spanish court of charges related to allegedly recording sexual images of a woman and a minor and distributing them without their consent.
Real Madrid opened a disciplinary proceeding against Asencio after his drink driving conviction, with coach José Mourinho stressing that a “Madrid player is 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 12 months a year.”
Asencio, who was promoted to Madrid’s first team in the summer of 2024, agreed.
“He [Mourinho] was absolutely right,” he said. “Ultimately, people form opinions based on what’s reported and what they see. I made a mistake. I admitted it then and I admit it now; I’ve apologised and I’ll continue to do so. I’m a 23-year-old lad and I’ve made mistakes, just as we all do at that age.
“But I have to be aware of where I am. I’m at Real Madrid and that can’t happen again. I’m taking this seriously and my only focus is on turning this situation around. I’m the one who’s most upset about it.
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“I dream of turning it all around and winning trophies with this club and in this shirt — hopefully for the rest of my career. That’s why situations like this won’t happen again.”
Asencio made 34 appearances for Madrid in the 2025-26 campaign.
Injuries have prevented Asencio from playing for Madrid this season, with the player currently sidelined until next year after having surgery for a stress fracture in his right tibia on Oct. 1.
