Real Madrid slapped Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni with €500,000 fines each after the pair clashed on the training ground, an incident that sent Valverde to hospital for treatment.
The club announced the disciplinary action on Friday, saying the financial penalties bring an end to the internal investigation it launched following the altercation. Madrid chose not to hand out any sporting bans to either player, meaning they remain available for selection despite the severity of the incident.
Valverde will still miss Sunday's Clasico against Barcelona due to injury sustained in the clash. The Spanish midfielder required hospital treatment after the fight, underlining how physical the confrontation had become between the two midfielders.
The decision to fine rather than suspend the players drew focus to Madrid's approach to in-house discipline. By concluding the matter through financial punishment alone, the club signalled it viewed the incident as resolved through its internal processes. Both players now move forward without any match bans hanging over them.
