Now, it is claimed that another match took place between the two players on Thursday. According to Marca, the new incident was “very serious” and Valverde was taken to hospital for treatment. It is claimed that the new conflict was “much worse” than previous conflicts involving the same players.
The dispute is said to have escalated from the beginning, requiring the intervention of several staff members in an attempt to calm the situation.
All Real Madrid players were then forced to remain at the training ground for an “emergency meeting” in the locker room.
The current atmosphere within the club is said to be “extremely tense,” and there is a widespread belief that the situation is far from resolved.
There was anger behind the scenes after Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich last month.
The first incident occurred when Antonio Rudiger reportedly got into a heated argument with another first-team player at the club’s training ground.
Video footage shared widely on social media showed Rudiger slapping Alvaro Carreras as he rowed in full view of the rest of the team.
Around the same time, it was claimed that Real Madrid coaches and club officials had internal doubts about Carreras’ commitment.
He later issued a statement saying: “Certain insinuations and comments have been made about me that do not reflect reality. My commitment to this club and the coaches I have worked with has been absolute from day one and continues to be so.”
Rudiger has since apologized for his actions and recently invited his teammates and their families to lunch.
Then, before the trip to the Real Betis game, another dispute arose between Kylian Mbappé and the Real Madrid coaching staff.
It remains to be seen whether there will be further incidents in the coming days as tensions appear to have reached breaking point.
