Fede Valverde taken to hospital after altercation with Real Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni | OneFootball

On Wednesday, ahead of this weekend’s El Clásico, which could see Barcelona crowned La Liga champions, Real Madrid teammates Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni were involved in a training ground bust-up.

RMC Sport understands that the altercation began during the session when Tchouaméni accidentally landed a blow on Valverde. This was not appreciated by the Uruguayan, who almost returned the favour. The pair returned to the dressing room, where the atmosphere remained heated. However, the fight was simply verbal.

That changed on Thursday. Valverde refused to shake Tchouaméni’s hand, as per Marca. The former then took a swipe at the latter during the session. Alvaro Arbeloa tried to calm the situation but was unsuccessful. When the pair returned to the dressing room, there was another fight and this time is was physical.

RMC Sport understands that, during the altercation, which teammates tried to break up, Valverde fell to the ground, cut his head, and lost consciousness. The Uruguayan was then taken to hospital, in the company of Arbeloa, as per the Spanish press.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle