The timing couldn’t be worse. Real Madrid face Barcelona in El Clásico this weekend, and their preparations have descended into utter chaos. This isn’t just a dressing room disagreement that can happen at any club, Real Madrid are in open crisis.
The club released an official statement today confirming that disciplinary proceedings had been opened against Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni following a bust-up during training.
Real Madrid Statement
Real Madrid's Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni talking
Real Madrid's statement read:
"Real Madrid CF announces that, following the events that took place this morning in the first team training session, it has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni. The club will announce the resolutions of both cases in due course, once the corresponding internal procedures have been completed."
More to follow...
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