Real Madrid fine Valverde and Tchouameni €500k each for fracas
Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni have been fined €500,000 each by Real Madrid for their part in a confrontation that left the former requiring hospital treatment.
The incident occurred yesterday, 24 hours after an initial disagreement between the two midfielders.
Madrid say both men have apologised to each other, as well as the club, and the internal investigation is now closed.
A club statement read: “Real Madrid announces that, after the events that prompted the opening yesterday of a disciplinary file on our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both have appeared today before the instructor of the file.
“During this appearance, the players have shown their total regret for what happened and have apologized to each other.
“Likewise, they have transferred their apologies to the club, their team-mates, the coaching staff and the fans, and both have made themselves available to Real Madrid to accept the sanction that the club deems appropriate.
“Given these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a financial sanction of €500,000 on each player, thus concluding the internal investigation.”
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