Federico Valverde breaks silence on hospitalization after Real Madrid training incident

Real Madrid's Federico Valverde has spoken out for the first time since being hospitalized after a training ground incident on Thursday -Credit:Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images Federico Valverde has spoken out following a training ground altercation with Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni. The Uruguayan midfielder confirmed he required hospital treatment after the incident , following his club's announcement that disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against both players. Real Madrid stated on Thursday night: "Real Madrid CF announces that, following the incidents that occurred this morning during the first team's training session, it has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni.

" Valverde subsequently declared, via The Mirror : "Yesterday I had an incident with a teammate during a training session. The fatigue from competition and the frustration made everything seem blown out of proportion. Real Madrid star hospitalized after locker room brawl with teammate Jonathan Klinsmann suffers neck fracture as USMNT goalkeeper's agent and club provide updates Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni were both involved in the incident, prompting Madrid to launch an internal investigation -Credit:Denis Doyle/Getty Images "In a normal locker room, these things can happen and are usually resolved internally without it becoming all public.

Clearly, someone here is spreading rumours, and with a season without titles, where Real Madrid is always under scrutiny, everything gets blown out of proportion. "Today we had another disagreement. During the argument, I accidentally hit a table, causing a small cut on my forehead that required a routine visit to the hospital.

At no point did my teammate hit me; I didn't hit him either. I feel that my anger about the situation, frustration at seeing some of us struggling to get through the end of the season, giving it our all, pushed me to the point of arguing with a teammate. "I'm sorry.