Real Madrid break silence on Valverde and Tchouameni fight in strongly worded statement

The club have finally broken silence

Taking to social media, Los Blancos have now formally addressed the situation for the first time.

The club's statement reads: "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."

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The situation is just the latest example of disruption at the Bernabeu in the lead-up to this week's El Clasico with Barcelona, and follows a petition being signed by Los Blancos fans calling for Kylian Mbappe to leave the club.

On Wednesday, the Athletic reported that Aurelian Tchouameni and Federico Valverde clashed towards the end of a training session, with the disagreement continuing into the dressing rooms.

Reporting from Spanish outlet Marca indicates that the two players have since been involved in a second "serious incident," prompting the club to call for an emergency meeting.

This second incident is said to have been "much worse."

The latest disagreement between the two is said to have begun when Valverde refused to shake Tchouameni's hand.

The Spanish report, quoted here by The Metro, adds that the situation significantly boiled over, with Valverde suffering "a heavy blow that caused a cut," causing him to have to travel to hospital.

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While exact details of what transpired between the teammates has yet to be confirmed, initial reporting has indicated the altercation was "not provoked" by Tchouameni.

Several teammates were called in to break up the fight.

A summary of the incident has been given below: