Will play or not play? Kylian Mbappé announced yesterday on his social networks that he had returned to training. We see him in Valdebebas and in rather good shape after his knee problem since he even tried a few strikes. His return to competition is taking shape. “He is getting better and better every day, his recovery is going as planned. We have established a plan, everything depends on how it develops, but I feel very good about it. He won’t be available tomorrow, but I’m confident he’ll take part in the trip to Manchester City“, Arbeloa even specified the same morning.
“I wish he could go to Manchester, we’ll see how he feelscontinued the Real Madrid coach to the press yesterday. We will decide on Sunday. I want him to be there for the match against Atlético de Madrid (March 22), and then we will see for the France team.» We come to it, the subject is on the table. Mbappé is very eager to return to competition, he who has been absent since the beginning of the month, after having already had a problem with the same knee in the heart of winter. He probably started again too soon and had to seek treatment again.
An absence from the national team would give him 10 days of recovery
It was from the stands that he saw his partners, and in particular Federico Valverde, author of a hat-trick, slap Manchester City in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. Without him, therefore, an affront for a competitor of such caliber. The 27-year-old striker absolutely wants to play his part in this rather unexpected qualification (on paper and the form of the two teams) which is taking shape. He wants to be in Manchester next Tuesday for the return trip. But in what form? There is a debate in Madrid to leave him to rest until the international break, and it is not for nothing.
According to Mundo Deportivoif his club leaves him rested against City and Atlético, it will offer 10 days of additional recovery to his player by depriving him of a call-up to the French team. Because, if Mbappé plays before the break with his club, it is because he is fit, and FIFA texts stipulate that a club is obliged to make a player available to the national team in this case. Only a medical certificate could prevent the captain of the Blues from joining the selection, who must also fly to the United States to face Brazil and then Colombia in a friendly.
Decision to come
Another possibility, Mbappé could join Clairefontaine and have his injury noted by the medical staff of the France team. “Any player who, due to injury or illness, is unable to respond to a summons from the federation of his country of nationality, must, at the request of the latter, submit to a medical examination carried out by a doctor designated by it. If the player wishes, this medical examination will be carried out in the territory of the federation where he is registered.», Writes FIFA. If Mbappé is preserved for Real’s two upcoming matches, we will know why…
