Fede Valverde taken to hospital after another heated fight with Aurelien Tchouameni

[p][i][b][a href="https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2026/05/07/nueva-pelea-valverde-tchouameni-obliga-gabinete-crisis-vestuario-precedentes.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1778157818" target="_blank"]Marca[/a][/b][/i] report that the incident involving the two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] stars required the 'intervention of several team members', and was much worse than the one that took place on Wednesday. [/p][p]Sources within the dressing room revealed that the fight stemmed from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valverde-federico/nscfER6B/"]Valverde's[/a] refusing to shake [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tchouameni-aurelien/QkiZum3e/"]Tchouameni's[/a] hand in the morning, and that began a very hostile session, ending with the Uruguayan suffering a 'heavy blow' that resulted in a trip to the hospital. [/p][embed guid="bb144085-fbfa-471e-9d6e-2653ce6cb2e8" url="https://x.com/MadridXtra/status/2052375700531745006" social-type="twitter" /][p]A fight between two teammates isn't the only problem the Spanish giants are dealing with, as a report earlier on Thursday claimed that as many as [a href="https://www.tribalfootball.com/article/alvaro-arbeloa-surely-facing-real-madrid-sack-after-latest-developments-5dc7040c-112b-4b27-a247-8cb24423c55b"]six Real Madrid players are no longer on speaking terms with Alvaro Arbeloa[/a]. [/p][p]Controversy surrounding [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] also hasn't helped matters, with millions of supporters signing an "Mbappe Out" petition. [/p][image alt="Tchouameni stats in LaLiga" id="3799c8fa-6f28-477b-a84d-06b01a1d2fc3" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="0d7130ed-0b1d-4b02-b478-606b9738d878" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]All of this is less than ideal preparation for Real's showdown with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] on Sunday, and only highlights why Florentino Perez must action a clear-out this summer. [/p]