Real Madrid dressing room blame Fede Valverde for Aurelien Tchouameni incident – heavier sanction expected

Real Madrid dressing room blame Fede Valverde for Aurelien Tchouameni incident – heavier sanction expected

Normally in May, there are plenty of eyes on Real Madrid as the season comes to an end, but this week the focus of the media has been trained on Valdebebas for all the wrong reasons. After several days of leaked stories about the malcontent in the dressing room, it all came to a head during a fight between Fede Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni on Thursday.

The French midfielder attended training as normal on Friday, but Real Madrid have opened a disciplinary investigation into both players. Valverde, who suffered a head injury during the fight, has been ruled out for the next two weeks as a result. The Uruguayan has claimed that he was not hit, nor did anyone hit him, but this clashes with all other reporting on the matter.

Real Madrid dressing room feel Valverde caused fight

The 27-year-old has come out of the incident worse in many regards. Beyond his injury, Valverde received heavy criticism for the statement that he put out, which at times contradicts itself. Cadena SER say that many Real Madrid players believe that Valverde crossed the line with Tchouameni in his behaviour, incessantly accusing him of leaking a story to the press.