Nigeria, May 8 -- After Valverde was apparently transported to the hospital following a fiery fight during practice at Real Madrid's Valdebebas facility, hypothesis surfaced. According to several accounts, the Uruguayan had a head injury following a physical fight with Tchouameni.



Valverde said though that tensions increased during training, the situation never developed into a major conflict. He claims that resentment from a taxing campaign and meager results helped to cause the conflict among players.



The News Chronicle reports that Valverde also stated that a club member might have leaked false information about the incident and that changing-room battles are frequent in football and are often dealt with in secret.



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