Real Madrid have confirmed disciplinary action against Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni following their involvement in a training-ground altercation.
Reports claimed tensions between the two teammates escalated over two days before the disagreement turned physical, allegedly leaving Valverde with a minor injury after he hit his head and briefly lost consciousness.
The Spanish giants have now publicly addressed the incident, revealing that both players were fined €500,000 after apologising to each other, the club, and their teammates.
The 15-time European champions reportedly convened an emergency meeting after the situation intensified.
In an official statement, the club said:
“Real Madrid C.F. announces that, following the events that led to the disciplinary proceedings initiated yesterday against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both appeared today before the investigator assigned to the case.
“During their appearance, the players expressed their complete remorse for what happened and apologised to each other.
“Furthermore, they extended their apologies to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff, and the fans, and both have made themselves available to Real Madrid to accept whatever sanction the club deems appropriate.
“Under these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a financial penalty of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thereby concluding the corresponding internal procedures.”
