Accusations, punches and a wheelchair – How the Valverde-Tchouameni fight unfolded | OneFootball

Real Madrid are in a state of absolute disarray at the moment, with the locker room completely in turmoil.

After reports of confrontations between Antonio Rudiger and Alvaro Carreras, Federico Valvere and Aurelien Tchouameni have now been involved in two major training ground bust-ups in the space of 24 hours.

While things were brought under control on Wednesday, today they escalated to a whole new level, leading to physical altercations and a visit to the hospital for the Uruguayan.

How the fight unfolded

Now, AS has come forward with a detailed report outlining how things reached a head between Tchouameni and Valverde at Real Madrid’s training facilities.

Upon arriving at Valdebebas today, Valverde refused to shake Tchouameni’s hand. A gesture that immediately increased the hostility inside the dressing room and, consequently, during training.

The Uruguayan then began accusing Tchouameni of being responsible for leaking yesterday’s argument to the media. Constant accusations, repeated relentlessly.

Valverde accused Tchouameni of leaking news. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Tchouameni denied it at all times, pointing out precisely that he is not someone who has dealings with the press. But the accusations, which started in the dressing room, continued out on the pitch.

While the team trained, Valverde continued pressing Tchouameni over supposedly leaking the story. And while all this was happening, manager Alvaro Arbeloa did not intervene. The session unfolded in what has been described as an “unpleasant” atmosphere.

The two stars were involved in a constant exchange of ugly tackles. The hostility was obvious. Throughout all of this, Valverde persisted in accusing Tchouameni of telling the press what had happened on Wednesday.

Dressing room brawl

Training eventually ended. But the worst was still to come. Once back in the dressing room, Valverde continued to accuse Tchouameni of leaking the news relentlessly.

At that point, the Frenchman stood his ground and spoke to him, apparently in a calm manner, asking him to stop. But the Uruguayan did not stop. Some players stepped in to mediate and tried to convince them to end the accusations but failed.

And then Tchouameni lost patience. He then threw a strong punch at Valverde. The blow struck him directly on the head and caused him to fall to the ground. It was during that fall that he hit himself and suffered the cut.

Tchouameni lost his patience and punched Valverde. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)

The injury was not caused directly by Tchouameni’s punch, but by the impact of the fall. From that moment, Valverde was visibly dizzy. So much so that he had to leave the training ground in a wheelchair.

CEO Jose Angel Sanchez, who was close to the dressing room at the time of the fight, arrived quickly but by then everything had already happened. Florentino Perez was not at Valdebebas.

Moments later, Valverde was taken to the Valdebebas medical room in the wheelchair. There, the significant cut on his head was examined and he was transferred to Blua Sanitas Hospital to receive stitches.

From that moment onwards, Tchouameni left Valdebebas in his private vehicle and has not crossed paths with Valverde again.

Valverde, meanwhile, returned to the training ground after his hospital visit accompanied by his wife, with the noticeable wound still visible on his head.

Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings against both players and is already studying possible measures to implement. The next steps are now being considered.