Arsenal and four other European giants register interest in Valverde after Tchouaméni altercation
Arsenal are among five clubs to have registered an interest in signing Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde this summer, according to a new report.
Valverde had an altercation with team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni at Real's training ground on Thursday.
The Uruguay midfielder slipped and hit his head on a dressing room table, and was transported to hospital for medical treatment. The injury was not caused by Tchouameni and Valverde has denied that any punches were thrown.
He was diagnosed with a cranioencephalic trauma - a type of traumatic brain injury - and has been ordered to rest for between 10 to 14 days as per standard protocols.
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Real opened disciplinary proceedings against the pair and fined them €500,000 each.
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Tchouameni returned to training on Friday and played 90 minutes during El Clasico on Sunday as Real lost 2-0 to Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Meanwhile, given that Los Blancos play their final game of the season on May 24 - in 13 days' time - it is possible that Valverde may have already played his last game for the club.
Five clubs express Valverde transfer interest
That's according to TEAMtalk, who claim that Arsenal 'greatly admire' Valverde and are interested in bringing the 27-year-old to north London this summer.
Fellow English sides Chelsea and Manchester City are also tracking the Uruguayan, while Paris Saint-Germain are also keen on adding him to their star-studded midfield.
And South American outlet Bitbol say Bayern Munich are the fifth major club interested in signing the midfielder, believing that he is 'an ideal player for Vincent Kompany's team'.
However, any decisions on transfers will reportedly be delayed until the expected arrival of Jose Mourinho as the new Real manager.
Mourinho, who is currently in charge of Benfica, has publicly played down reports that he is nearing an agreement to return to the Bernabeu, 13 years after his initial departure, but is said to have held positive talks over recent weeks with club president Florentino Perez.
He is also said to have made 10 demands that must be met once he has taken the job, and is 'convinced' that his 'personality, experience and demanding standards would quickly restore order and harmony within the squad', as per TEAMtalk.
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Mourinho told reporters on Sunday: "People keep talking about Real Madrid, and I'm still avoiding that, honestly.
"I haven't had any contact with the president or any other club official. In the final stages of the season, I don't speak to anyone.
"I haven't had any contact with Real Madrid, and I won't have until the last league match against Estoril.
"Then there is a one-week window in which I will be free to speak to whoever I think I should speak to, but until then, everything that has come out of meetings and calls is speculation."
Ryan Smart