Overview
- Goal.com, citing MARCA, reports Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni exchanged shoves after a foul in a drill at Valdebebas and continued arguing in the dressing room.
- The account is based on local reporting and has not been independently confirmed by the club.
- The incident is portrayed as part of a wider rift in the squad, with reports that several players are not speaking to coach Álvaro Arbeloa.
- Another dispute noted this week involved Antonio Rüdiger and Álvaro Carreras, which Carreras publicly described as a one-off and said was settled.
- The unrest comes with Real Madrid 11 points behind Barcelona after 34 league matches, and the next Clásico could see Barça clinch the title with a draw.