Tchouaméni and Valverde fight caps turbulent Real Madrid dressing room season | OneFootball

El Periódico Mediterráneo reports Real Madrid’s dressing room is in turmoil, capped by a fight between Tchouaméni and Valverde. Both face disciplinary action and Valverde is out for 10 to 14 days with a head injury. Alonso had earlier likened standards to a nursery.

Days after the 5-2 at the Metropolitano, Madrid travelled to Kazakhstan for a 0-5 win in Almaty. Beforehand Valverde said he was not a right back and had earned a midfield spot, Alonso benched him and he resisted the warm-up.

Bellingham also left Almaty unhappy. Restored against Atlético, he felt benched next time out as if blamed for that defeat, then played only 10 minutes. His mother phoned Florentino Pérez to protest what she considered Alonso’s mistreatment.

Vinícius reacted badly to being substituted, the club backed him and privately undercut Alonso. He apologised publicly but not to the coach, and the group split, with Vinícius, Valverde and Bellingham against him and Mbappé, Courtois and Tchouaméni behind him.

In February Rüdiger slapped Carreras at Valdebebas after training, a rebuke later confirmed by the full-back. Carvajal sought late-season minutes to boost World Cup hopes, yet Arbeloa denied him chances and dismissed him, leaving the captain convinced he would get nothing.

Asencio, awaiting judgment over an accusation of distributing child pornography, angered the club with off-field habits and was dropped from several squads before apologising. Ceballos has been frozen out after a heated row with Arbeloa. While injured, Mbappé’s Sardinia break with actress Ester Expósito further upset team-mates.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo