The trip of Kylian Mbappé to the United States is not for the moment a pleasure. Victim of acute gastroenteritis, the captain of the Blues was had to declare for the first Real Madrid match in the Club World Cup last Wednesday against the Saudis Al-Hilal (1-1).
Placed in isolation and even forced to go through the hospitalization box this week, the kid of Bondy will not play the second meeting of the Madrid this Sunday, this Sunday in Charlotte, against the Mexicans of Pachuca. His absence was formalized on Saturday.
On the other hand, the former Parisian could return to competition on the occasion of the third and last match of the group stage, Friday against Salzburg. His coach Xabi Alonso gave reassuring news of his number 9 at a press conference this Saturday, even being optimistic about his presence to face the Austrians.
Xabi Alonso on Mbappé: “Each day we are more and more optimistic”
“He's better, he returned from the hospital two days ago, he did the tests he had to dosaid the new Merengues coach in front of the journalists. He is recovering and each day we are more and more optimistic to recover it against Salzburg (Friday). »»
After several days of rest, Kylian Mbappé trained on the sidelines of the group on Friday. The 2018 world champion was able to do some fitness exercises, while continuing to follow his treatment.
