real Madrid midfielder federico valverde According to ESPN sources, he will miss this weekend’s Clasico with a head injury following an altercation between him and teammate Aurelien Tchoumeni.
The fight began during training on Thursday and comes just a day after Marca reported that the two midfielders had already been involved in an altercation during Wednesday’s training session.
According to a source, Valverde required stitches and was taken to hospital after suffering a cut during the scrap with Tchoumeni.
“Following tests carried out today by Real Madrid Medical Services on our player Fede Valverde, he has been diagnosed with cranioencephalic trauma,” the LaLiga club said in a statement.
“Valverde is in good condition at home and will need to rest for 10 to 14 days, as indicated by the medical protocol for this diagnosis.”
With that timeline, the Uruguay international is set to miss classico At the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Madrid have also announced that they have initiated disciplinary proceedings against both players.
“Once the relevant internal procedures have been completed, the club will announce the resolution of both matters at the appropriate time,” the LaLiga club said.
A source told ESPN that the fight broke out at the end of training after a practice match with some heavy lifting. Tchoumeni went to the changing room, and Valverde entered, looking very stressed. This is where they had a fight, the source said.
A second source told ESPN that Valverde kicked Tchoumeni during training, then they insulted each other and Tchoumeni walked up to Valverde and hit him badly. The source said tensions between them began when Xabi Alonso was still at the club.
“Yesterday, an incident happened to me with a teammate during a game in training, a situation where everything got out of control due to the fatigue of the competition and extreme frustration,” Valverde said in a statement on Instagram.
“In a normal locker room, things like this could happen, and they get fixed amongst themselves without even seeing the light of day. However, behind the scenes there is clearly someone ready to go to the press with a story that adds fuel to a trophy-less season in which Real Madrid is always under the microscope and everything is magnified.
“Today, we had another clash. During the argument, I accidentally collided with a table, which caused a small cut on my forehead, for which I had to go to the hospital regularly.”
real madrid tour barcelona Uncertainty looms on Sunday after another trophy-less season.
last FridayESPN revealed that the poor results had spilled over into the dressing room, and that there had already been several incidents of tension since the start of the season.
Sources tell ESPN of another tense moment when Antonio Rudiger Lost his temper and caused a heated argument with a teammate at Valdebebas.
ESPN did not release the name of the second person involved at the time, but alvaro carreras He himself confirmed in a statement that he had a fight with a teammate.
In that report, ESPN also revealed other arguments between Madrid manager Álvaro Arbeloa and several of his players over the past few weeks, including dani ceballos and with another Raul Asencio.
Furthermore, it is well known that there has been a lack of coordination between the club captains dani carvajal and Arbeloa took over as manager.
Following Alonso’s dismissal, ESPN revealed that the manager left Real Madrid with resentment towards three key players in the dressing room – Vinicius Juniorvalverde and Jude Bellingham.
Other sources told ESPN there have also been incidents in the past few weeks involving another star on the team. kilian mbappeWith members of Arbeloa’s staff.
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Meanwhile, Madrid are still looking for who will be their fourth manager in the last two years.
In this regard, sources have informed ESPN that there are different views among those responsible for selecting the new manager and that there is a long list of candidates, which includes Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, Didier Deschamps, Lionel Scaloni, Massimiliano Allegri and even Unai Emery.
