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Sources: Valverde in hospital after Tchouaméni fig...
Key takeaways
- The fight broke out during training Thursday and comes just a day after Marca reported that the two midfielders had already been involved in an altercation during Wednesday's training session.
- Valverde, according to a source, required stitches after sustaining a cut during the scrap with Tchouaméni and had to be taken to the hospital.
- "After the tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a cranioencephalic trauma," the LaLiga club said in a statement.
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The fight broke out during training Thursday and comes just a day after Marca reported that the two midfielders had already been involved in an altercation during Wednesday's training session.
Valverde, according to a source, required stitches after sustaining a cut during the scrap with Tchouaméni and had to be taken to the hospital.
"After the tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a cranioencephalic trauma," the LaLiga club said in a statement.
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