Real Madrid fine Tchouameni and Valverde $588,000 each after training-ground fight

Real Madrid announced connected Friday that Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde had each been fined 500,000 euros aft a clash during grooming that near Valverde needing infirmary treatment.The nine said nary sporting punishment would beryllium fixed to the 2 players and added that the good “thereby concludes the interior procedures” started aft the incident.Valverde volition miss Sunday’s Clasico against FC Barcelona due to the fact that of the caput wounded helium suffered during the altercation. The nine said helium could beryllium retired for up to 2 weeks.Tchouameni trained connected Friday and could inactive play astatine Camp Nou this weekend.Madrid said some players “expressed their implicit remorse for what happened and apologised to each other” during the nine investigation."They extended their apologies to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff, and the fans, and some person made themselves disposable to Real Madrid to judge immoderate authorisation the nine deems appropriate," the nine connection said.Valverde was taken to a infirmary adjacent Madrid’s Valdebebas grooming crushed by manager Alvaro Arbeloa, according to Spanish media reports, arsenic quoted by quality bureau AFP. Reports said helium needed stitches for a facial injury.

Valverde aboriginal tried to trim the seriousness of the incident."The strain of the contention and vexation caused the concern to escalate," Valverde wrote connected societal media."I accidentally deed a array during the argument, causing a tiny chopped connected my forehead that required a regular sojourn to the hospital," helium said."At nary constituent did my team-mate deed me, and I didn't deed him either."Reports said the 2 players argued during grooming connected Wednesday and the contented continued connected Thursday during and aft the session.Spanish media besides reported that Valverde refused to shingle Tchouameni’s manus and aboriginal fouled him during grooming connected Thursday. The reports added that the 2 past got progressive successful a combat successful the dressing room, wherever the wounded happened.Tensions person been precocious astatine Real Madrid arsenic the nine risks finishing a 2nd consecutive play without a large trophy.Madrid are 11 points down Barcelona successful La Liga. Barcelona, coached by Hansi Flick, tin unafraid different league rubric connected Sunday if they debar defeat.