Since Monday evening, the story seemed crazy, maybe even too big to be true. And it caused a real earthquake in France and Spain. According to several media, Real Madrid, during the initial diagnosis of Mbappé’s injury contracted on December 7 against Celta (0-2), would have examined the wrong knee. Instead of examining the injured left, the medical staff had an MRI performed on the right knee with no abnormality detected. Mbappé therefore continued to play with persistent pain whose origin no one understood. According to The Athleticthe former PSG would then have become angry when he learned of the error, before taking a flight to Paris and seeing other doctors to follow a fitness protocol. In the process, Real Madrid dismissed part of its medical staff.
At the start of the week, during an event, Kylian Mbappé tried to delay. He had mentioned “a lot of speculation and a lot of things that are wrong”before adding: “I was lucky to find the right diagnosis when I returned to Paris. » Absent for several weeks from the field, he finally returned during the return match against Manchester City then during the derby against Atlético. Last week, Kylian Mbappé was also called up by Didier Deschamps for friendlies against Brazil (March 26, Boston) and Colombia (March 29). And this Wednesday, at a press conference with the Blues, he spoke.
Mbappé comes out of silence
Asked about his form first, the captain of the France team wanted to reassure. “What if I have any regrets about what happened? I have never been a player or a man who has regrets. The only thing I see is the present and the near future. I’m happy to feel good again, my knees too, to have fun on the pitch. I owe that to my club in a way, so I’m happy to be fit and healthy. I don’t know how much longer I can play, you have to ask the coach, I’m ready to play myself, even just starting out. But the coach will make the choices and the whole group, including me, will be there to accept them and give the best of ourselves. »
And on the bad knee affair, the Frenchman denied Real Madrid’s medical error while explaining that he indirectly recognized his share of responsibility in the media excitement. “No, the bad knee information is not true. I may be indirectly responsible for this situation. When you don’t communicate about what you have and what’s going on, it leaves room for interpretation. That’s the game. I know what I’m getting into when I don’t communicate. With Real, we had quite clear communication, like when I also went to Paris and saw other doctors. And regarding the level of Real Madrid in my absence, it’s good that we can play like that. I wanted the team to win, to take points so as not to be left behind in the championship and in C1. It’s good pressure because when the team is doing well, you have to get into the mold straight away. Afterwards when I wasn’t there and we lost in January, everyone thought I was the only solution and that wasn’t the case. And now they say we play better without me, so we’ll have to see when I come back. » This is clear and should put an end to the controversies. On to the field!
