Real Madrid crisis: string of fights leaves midfielder in hospital 🏥 | OneFootball

Real Madrid has plunged into an institutional and disciplinary crisis over the last two days, according to information from the Spanish newspaper Marca.

What began as a disagreement between Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni on Wednesday (6) escalated into a serious incident this Thursday (7), resulting in the Uruguayan being hospitalized and direct intervention from the club’s top leadership.

The discord began on Wednesday, when the two defensive midfielders squared up to each other and exchanged shoves after a foul during a tactical training session.

The atmosphere, which was already one of internal division, worsened this morning when, according to dressing-room sources, Valverde refused to greet Tchouaméni.

Thursday’s training session was marked by hostility and heavy challenges, especially from the Uruguayan.

The situation finally exploded in the dressing room right after the session. During the altercation, Valverde suffered a blow that caused a cut.

The newspaper stresses that, although the injury happened during the fight, it was accidental and not caused by a direct blow from the Frenchman. Even so, the severity of the injury required Valverde to be taken immediately to a hospital.

The scale of what happened prompted José Ángel Sánchez, the club’s general director, to call a crisis meeting with the entire squad minutes after the incident.

During the meeting, no player or staff member was allowed to leave the Valdebebas facilities. Disciplinary proceedings have already been opened against both athletes.

Defensive midfielders Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni were involved in two violent incidents at the club’s training center, resulting in the Uruguayan’s hospitalization and an emergency meeting of the club’s senior leadership.

The tense atmosphere began on Wednesday (6). According to Marca, during a tactical drill, the two players started a heated argument after a tougher challenge for the ball.

What seemed to be just the "heat of training" quickly turned into personal insults.

In this first incident, the players even exchanged shoves and had to be separated by their teammates.

However, their reunion this Thursday (7) proved that the matter was not over. Right at the start of the training session, the hostility between Valverde and Tchouaméni escalated into direct physical aggression. 

In the middle of the altercation, Fede Valverde came off worse, suffering a cut that led to him being taken immediately to a hospital.

Preliminary information indicates that he suffered a deep cut to the head after hitting part of the training-ground furniture during the physical confrontation.

The seriousness of the events forced an immediate reaction from president Florentino Pérez and the club’s top leadership. A "crisis cabinet" was set up at the club’s training center.

No player or staff member was authorized to leave the training complex until the first fact-finding meetings had been completed.

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