Every day brings its share of revelations in Kylian Mbappé’s medical file. Affected in the knee since December, the Real Madrid striker played several matches through gritted teeth before calling it quits after the defeat conceded at Osasuna on February 21. Since then, the information has been coming one after the other. Mbappé would not have been satisfied with the management of his case by the club’s doctors, which pushed him to return to France in order to obtain another medical opinion.
The mystery continues over the seriousness of Mbappé’s injury
On the other side of the Pyrenees, Casa Blanca assures that everything was done under the supervision of its medical staff, even if doubt persists. Because the information varies depending on the degree of seriousness of the injury mentioned. In Madrid, the “Kyks” have withdrawn from the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Manchester City tomorrow evening, but the Merengues still hope to be able to count on their number 1 scorer (38 goals scored in 33 matches in all competitions this season) for the return match in a week. At a time when some media indicated that the knee ligaments were partially affected, can we really see Mbappé on the pitch again next week?
Yesterday, an unexpected speaker came to get involved in the matter, namely the host Cyril Hanouna. The latter is not really a recognized football specialist, but he assured during his show that Mbappé ran a great risk in putting his crampons back on too quickly. “Mbappé came to Paris to get another opinion. Kylian Mbappé, the information I have is that his knee is complicated. More complicated than expected. There is a solution for him to play the World Cup. His knee is a third cooked. The only way to play in the World Cup is to stop playing with Real Madrid now. The ligaments are affected, I tell you. I got information from a medical source. Where he stops playing and does full strength strengthening. If he plays again, it’s over: no World Cup for Mbappé. He will have to come to an agreement with Real Madrid.
Real Madrid will not go after the Blues
Does the host of TBT9 really have information or is he trying to create buzz? Everyone will have their own opinion, but the Spanish media continue to assert that Real Madrid is expecting Mbappé in a week. The radio Cadena SER explains that everyone within the club, including the team’s other stars, understood Mbappé’s need to travel to his country to treat his injury. Furthermore, no one wants to see the Frenchman relapse. But Casa Banca will not give any gifts. Clearly, the Madrid club knows that Mbappé will be there during the next gathering of the French team in the United States, largely because of the commercial agreements made with Nike, the equipment supplier of the blues and their captain.
For the Merengues, the situation is clear: if Mbappé leaves with the Blues in the United States and participates in the friendlies against Brazil and Croatia, it is because he is in condition to play before the break. Clearly, Madrid will not agree to preserve its player during the round of 16 second leg of C1 in Manchester to see him play with France a few days later. Real Madrid intends to dictate its law in this matter and it should be remembered that it had the upper hand when Mbappé skipped the matches against Israel and Belgium in October 2024 while he was on the field in La Liga with his team.
