Real Madrid Issues Statement After Valverde-Tchouaméni Altercation

Real Madrid has issued a statement following an altercation between midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni during a team training session.

The players clashed during today's practice at the Madrid club. Following the incident, Valverde was taken to the hospital where he received stitches.

Real Madrid announced that disciplinary proceedings would be initiated against Valverde and Tchouaméni after this morning's events during the first-team training.

“The club will communicate its decisions on both cases in due course, once the relevant internal procedures have been concluded,” read a statement published on the “Los Blancos” website.