Official: Real Madrid star drops out of international duty | OneFootball

A leading member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid will not link up with his country for the October international break.

That’s according to journalist Arancha Rodríguez, amongst others, who highlight Federico Valverde as the player in question.

Midfielder Valverde is for his part fresh off a difficult last couple of weeks, which saw both his form and commitment to the cause in Spain’s capital called into question.

At one point, the 27-year-old even felt it necessary to release a statement, in response to the situation:

No doubt exhausted physically and mentally alike, Valverde, this week, has in turn been afforded a much-needed rest.

As per a report from the aforementioned Arancha Rodríguez of COPE:

‘Valverde is not traveling with the Uruguayan national team. He is not injured. It was agreed with his coach.’

Uruguay are primed to play out a pair of friendly fixtures over the next week, against the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan respectively.

Conor Laird – GSFN