Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde face action over clash
By Press Association Sport Staff
Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings against Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni after a training-ground clash that left Valverde with a head injury.
The pair were alleged to have come to blows at the end of Thursday’s training session, following a previous reported altercation on Wednesday.
A club statement read: “Real Madrid CF announces that, following the events that took place this morning in the first team training session, it has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.
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“The club will announce the resolutions of both cases in due course, once the corresponding internal procedures have been completed.”
A medical update soon followed, which read: “After the tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by the Real Madrid medical services, he has been diagnosed with a cranioencephalic trauma.
“Valverde is at home in good condition and will need to rest for 10 to 14 days, as indicated by medical protocols for this diagnosis.”
That timescale rules Valverde out of Sunday’s Clasico – in which Real’s arch-rivals Barcelona will clinch the title should they avoid defeat – and potentially the remainder of Real’s season, which concludes on May 24 at home to Athletic Bilbao.
It is the latest in a string of recent incidents at the club, with defender Antonio Rudiger reportedly apologising to the squad for another training-ground clash.
Star striker Kylian Mbappe was then reported to have been involved in an angry exchange with a member of the club’s coaching staff who was acting as an assistant referee in a training match.
Mbappe, who is recovering from a hamstring injury and is a doubt for this weekend’s game, has also faced criticism for a trip to Italy with his partner.
He arrived back shortly before kick-off in last Sunday’s win at Espanyol.
