Mbappé eases concerns over his knee: laughs with Arda Güler and no sign of bandages
Madrid's forward has left the France camp after being substituted due to injury during the Nations League match against Turkey
"K ylian Mbappé gave France the victory over Turkey (0-1) , but raised alarm bells for the French national team. The French forward was forced to come off after scoring the only goal of the match when he felt a twinge in his left knee —his supporting leg for the shot—, the same joint that already caused him problems last season.
Mbappé's gesture after the impact looked bad, an omen first confirmed by Zinedine Zidane and later the French Football Federation . The alarm bells were ringing, fully blaring. Subsequently, the French national team issued a statement confirming that the Madrid forward was leaving the training camp, ruling him out for France's upcoming international matches against Belgium and Italy.
After his winning goal, Kylian Mbappé injured his knee. He has a tendon injury and has been ruled out for the rest of the training camp. "Get well soon, Kylian ," the statement says.
Pending the final medical examinations, Mbappé eased the tension over his condition. Through his Instagram profile, the captain of Les Bleus has posted a couple of photos in which he does not convey concern about his physical condition.
In the first, he exchanges shirts with his Madrid teammate, Arda Güler, and in the second he poses with the Turk and with a Camavinga who was returning to the France squad after being left out of the list for the World Cup . In none of the moments in which he appears smiling is there any sign of any kind of bandage or protection on the affected knee . In fact, it is Arda who has ice on his left calf, probably to treat post-match muscle tightness.
The tests in Madrid will provide the definitive diagnosis, but Mbappé does not seem very worried about the ailment that has forced him to leave Zidane 's first training camp as France. national team coach
