The club closes the internal proceedings with a very heavy fine for the two midfielders. No sporting sanctions: Tchouameni will be available for the Clasico, Valverde knocked out for 10-14 days
Real Madrid closes the issue of the clash between Valverde and Tchouameni with a record fine: half a million euros each. The internal procedure thus ends with a very heavy sanction, which reflects the seriousness of what happened. No sporting punishment other than the economic one: a choice that allows Arbeloa not to lose any more men in view of Sunday’s Clasico at the Camp Nou, where Tchouameni will be regularly available for a season finale that is still very open. Valverde, on the other hand, will have to remain out of action for between 10 and 14 days due to the wound and head trauma sustained during the dispute (not caused directly by the Frenchman). The two players had already apologized to the club, their teammates and each other, putting the matter behind them after a clarifying discussion.
the statement
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The club’s statement: “Real Madrid communicates that, after the events that yesterday led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both were heard. During the proceedings, the players showed total remorse for what happened and apologized to each other. They also presented their apologies to the club, their teammates, the technical staff and the fans, making themselves available to Real Madrid to accept the sanction that the club deemed appropriate. In light of these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a financial fine of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thus closing the relevant internal proceedings.”
