Real Madrid’s Valverde suffers head injury after altercation with teammate

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Tensions at Real Madrid reportedly boiled over on Thursday after Federico Valverde sustained a head injury during a dressing-room altercation with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni.

Club sources indicated that the Uruguayan midfielder was taken to the hospital following the incident, where he was treated for a cut to the head.

Real Madrid later confirmed the injury, stating that Valverde would be sidelined for up to two weeks.

A club statement read: “Following tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by Real Madrid’s medical team, he has been diagnosed with a head trauma. Valverde is at home and in good condition; he will need to rest for between 10 and 14 days, in line with medical protocols for this diagnosis.”

Federico Valverde is one of two players facing disciplinary action at Real Madrid (PA Wire)

The incident unfolded at the club’s Valdebebas training ground the day after an earlier altercation between the pair.

A Real Madrid spokesperson told Reuters he would not comment on what happens inside the changing room but the club later said disciplinary proceedings have been opened against both players.

“Real Madrid announces that, following the incidents that took place this morning during the first-team training session, it has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni,” a statement said.

“The club will announce the outcomes of both cases in due course, once the relevant internal procedures have been completed.”

The gravity of the episode also prompted an emergency meeting attended by senior club officials, with no players leaving the training ground for over an hour.

The aim was to try to halt an escalation of tensions that has left nerves frayed and the squad divided at a sensitive moment for the team.

The unrest follows another flashpoint earlier this week when defender Alvaro Carreras acknowledged he had been involved in a heated argument with a team mate but insisted it was “a one-off incident of no significance that has been resolved” after Spanish media reported an alleged incident between him and the club’s German defender Antonio Ruediger.

Madrid’s season has unravelled on multiple fronts. Manager Xabi Alonso was sacked midway through the campaign and his successor Alvaro Arbeloa has been unable to prevent the team sliding towards a second successive year without a trophy.

Following a Champions League quarter-final exit to Bayern Munich, Real trail LaLiga leaders Barcelona by 11 points with four matches remaining. The sides meet at the Camp Nou on Sunday in a Clasico that could seal the title for the Catalans.

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