Trent Alexander-Arnold completed a transfer from Liverpool to Real Madrid last summer
Trent Alexander-Arnold during a Real Madrid match
Trent Alexander-Arnold has had a mixed season with Real Madrid following his move from Liverpool(Image: Angel Perez Meca/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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Trent Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid team-mates were reportedly called into an emergency meeting following a row between two members of the squad. Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde reportedly clashed for the second day in a row.
The Athletic reports that Valverde was taken to the hospital for assessment after suffering a head injury. Following a strong challenge from him on Tchouameni in training, the argument is said to have continued in the changing room.
During the altercation back in the dressing room, Valverde fell and hit his head on a table. He was taken to hospital for assessment, but has since returned home.
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Marca reports that the fall was not caused by Tchouameni, but that team-mates did intervene to separate the two. It prompted crisis talks between the two.
Real Madrid chief Jose Angel Sanchez was in attendance. The meeting was intended to prevent any problems from escalating further, with the atmosphere at the club described as'‘extremely tense.'
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The situation is not one that Alexander-Arnold would have hoped to be involved in when he made the move from Liverpool to Real last summer.
The full-back joined the Spanish team shortly before the expiry of his contract at Anfield, with Liverpool paid a fee of around £10 million for allowing him to join in time for the Club World Cup.
It's been a mixed season for the full-back. He looks set to miss out on a place in England's World Cup squad after being omitted from Thomas Tuchel's selection for the March friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
The tensions in the Real camp come just days before El Clasico against Barcelona. Real go into the match knowing that anything other than a win would virtually seal the La Liga title for their rivals.
Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Girona FC.
Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde have been involved in a training ground bust-up prompting Real Madrid crisis talks(Image: Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
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Barcelona are 11 points clear at the top of the table with four games of the campaign remaining.
The incident between Tchouameni and Valverde came just a day after the two are said to have had an altercation on the training ground. Both will now face disciplinary action from the club, which is far from ideal preparation ahead of El Clasico.
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