Historic sanction for Valverde and Tchouaméni: 500,000 euros fine for each

BarcelonaAfter the fight between Tchouaméni and Valverde that ended with the Uruguayan footballer in the hospital, some players approached Álvaro Arbeloa to recommend that he cancel Friday's training session at Valdebebas. But the Real Madrid coach, still surprised by what had just happened in the dressing room, decided to stick to the planned schedule.

Real Madrid is experiencing an unprecedented sporting crisis, as to the poor results on the field, extreme tension has been added in the dressing room, with exchanges of reproaches and footballers ending up fighting. Fights during training may be considered normal, but what is not normal is that discussions not only drag on over time but also end up as the matter between Tchouaméni and Valverde did.

José Ángel Sánchez, right-hand man of president Florentino Pérez, urgently went to the sports city on Thursday, where he convened a crisis cabinet with the heavyweights of the locker room to analyze the situation. The first consequence was the opening of a disciplinary file on the two footballers which, according to the media that regularly follow Real Madrid's news, has resulted in an exemplary economic sanction: a fine of 500,000 euros for both Tchouaméni and Valverde.

The internal disciplinary code of the Madrid club foresees that, in exceptional cases like this one, a suspension of salary and employment could be applied, which would entail not playing for some matches. Well, Florentino has decided not to apply any footballing fine and to leave it all as a monetary punishment. The white club has communicated that both players have appeared before the disciplinary proceedings instructor, have acknowledged their mistake, have shown repentance, and have apologized both to each other and to the club, the dressing room, the coaching staff, and the fans.

Valverde issued a statement on social media on Thursday explaining his version of events. He admits the argument but says the blow was "the consequence of an accident," and asks for "forgiveness." Well, from Madrid's inner circle, they insist that there was a fight with punches and that Valverde's version is greatly softened. This Friday, Tchouaméni has wanted to send a message of harmony, with a post on stories -it will last 24 hours- on Instagram. "What happened this week in training is unacceptable. Thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, both in football and in school. I have apologized to the group and I also want to extend my apologies to all madridistas. Now is the time to turn the page, and all our attention is focused on the clasico," he wrote.

Tchouaméni could finally play in the clasico

Tchouaméni will be able to be on the Camp Nou pitch on Sunday, in a classic match that, moreover, could end with the League title for Barça –the azulgranas only need to win or draw–. On the other hand, Valverde will not be there, since, according to the protocol for concussion cases, it involves not playing for 10 to 14 days. According to the information published, Valverde had to go to the hospital to receive stitches and left the locker room in a wheelchair, visibly dizzy.

alleged slap from the German to the Galician full-backThe conflicts of Carreras and Rüdiger and Mbappé's injury

The dispute between Valverde and Tchouaméni has overshadowed the other two fires in the Madrid dressing room. One of them, the dispute that also occurred between Carreras and Rüdiger, in which their teammates had to separate them. It was not an isolated incident, but rather had already occurred at other times during the season, until it finally ended with an alleged slap from the German to the Galician full-back. On the other hand, there is no longer talk of Mbappé, who while injured decided to go on vacation with his partner.