Valverde Taken To Hospital After Alleged Incident With Tchouameni

Real Madrid's Federico Valverde was taken to infirmary pinch a caput wounded aft an alleged dressing room incident pinch team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, conscionable 3 days earlier they look a crunch title lucifer against rivals Barcelona.

Sources person told BBC Sport that Uruguayan midfielder Valverde was knocked unconscious successful an altercation, while ESPN has reported Valverde needed stitches.

Tensions betwixt nan brace reportedly started during Wednesday's training session. Although their statement is said to person continued into nan dressing room, it did not spell further astatine that point.

Thursday's alleged altercation is wide reported to person taken spot aft training astatine nan club's Valdebebas base, erstwhile France world Tchouameni is said to person confronted Valverde and a verbal statement turned physical.

An emergency gathering was called for Thursday evening pinch Real president Florentino Perez and his staff, positive caput coach Alvaro Arbeloa and nine skipper Dani Carvajal.

A Real spokesperson has told Reuters nan nine are considering really to respond to nan incident.

BBC Sport has contacted nan nine and nan players' agents for comment.

Real look Barcelona successful El Clasico astatine nan Nou Camp connected Sunday. Anything different than a triumph for Real would manus their rivals a consecutive La Liga title, pinch 3 games to spare.

Spanish media opportunity nan incident has been described internally by respective members of unit arsenic "the astir superior ever knowledgeable successful Valdebebas".

Reports propose nan nine person opened an investigation to study what happened and that disciplinary action could beryllium taken against some players.