The atmosphere in Real Madrid lives one of its most tense moments of the season. Only a few days from Clásico against Barcelona, a strong discussion between Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni ended with the Uruguayan midfielder hospitalized and with a diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma, a situation that has already caused internal measures by the club.

The merengue entity confirmed this Thursday that both footballers will face disciplinary files after the incident that occurred during and after training in Valdebebas.

Real Madrid confirms injury of Fede Valverde after incident in the locker room

In an official statement, the white team reported that the Uruguayan footballer was subjected to medical studies after the altercation with his French teammate: “He has been diagnosed with a craniocerebral trauma.”

In addition, the club detailed the estimated recovery time of the midfielder: “Valverde is at his home in good condition and should remain cer at rest between 10 and 14 days, as marked by the medical protocols for this diagnosis”, they mention in the message disseminated on social networks.

According to information disseminated from Spain, the second captain of Real Madrid suffered the blow after slipping during the discussion and crashing against a central table in the main locker room of the Sports City of Valdebebas.

This was the fight between Valverde and Tchouaméni

The tension between both players did not begin this Thursday. According to reports from newspaper Marca, the conflict started during training on Wednesday after a play from football rehearsal.

The two footballers faced each other, pushed and subsequently continued the discussion inside the locker room. One day later, the situation exploded again when both refused the greeting and were in a new verbal confrontation.

Even the general director of the club, José Ángel Sánchez, would have had to intervene to try to stop the conflict between the Real Madrid players.

Real Madrid opens disciplinary files against Valverde and Tchouaméni

After what happened, the club reacted immediately with an internal investigation and the opening of disciplinary procedures for both footballers.

“Following the events that have occurred this morning in the first team training” the club decided to initiate “two disciplinary files” on both players.

“The club will inform in time the resolutions of both files, once the corresponding internal procedures have been concluded.”

The institution seeks to completely clarify what happened while the locker room goes through increasing sports and extra-sports tension.

Crisis in the Real Madrid locker room before Clásico

The incident between Valverde and Tchouaméni adds to a series of episodes that have increased the pressure within the merengue team in recent weeks.

The team led by Álvaro Arbeloa is going through a complicated campaign and could close another season without titles if they lose or draw against Barcelona this weekend.

In addition to the conflict between the midfielders, an altercation was also recently reported between Antonio Rüdiger and Álvaro Carreras, while Kylian Mbappé had to respond publicly to criticism over his recovery away from Madrid.

In parallel, the situation of Dani Ceballos, absent in the last calls due to a technical decision, has also generated questions around the internal environment of the club.

Real Madrid arrives beaten to the match against Barcelona

Less than 72 hours before the most important game of the season for the white club, the alarms are on, both in sports and institutional matters.

Fede Valverde's injury, the fight with Tchouaméni and the internal problems reflect a delicate moment for Real Madrid, which Now they must try to recover stability before facing Barcelona in a Clásico that can define the course of the campaign.