Forward Kylian Mbappé publicly denied, this Wednesday (25), reports that Real Madrid’s medical department had examined the wrong knee after the injury that kept him off the pitch for nearly two months.
"The report that they examined the wrong knee is not true," declared the captain of the French national team.
The statement was made during a press conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (USA), on the eve of the friendly between France and Brazil.
According to recent reports in the French and Spanish press, doctors at the Merengue club allegedly assessed the star’s right knee, delaying the diagnosis of the real issue, which was in his left knee.
The injury had kept him sidelined since late December.
Mbappé also took the opportunity to make a mea culpa over how the situation was handled publicly. He admitted that his silence may have fueled the rumors.
"Maybe I’m indirectly responsible because I didn’t communicate anything. When you don’t talk about what you have and what’s happening, you leave the door open to interpretations and everyone takes advantage of the situation. It’s part of the game," he concluded.
Controversy in France
After the alleged medical mistake involving Mbappé became public, L'Equipe reported that midfielder Edouard Camavinga had allegedly gone through the same situation.
According to information published by the French newspaper this Wednesday (25), the medical department at the Merengue club also incorrectly assessed which ankle midfielder Camavinga had injured.
As a result of that alleged diagnostic error, Camavinga was cleared and called up for the match against Celta de Vigo on the 7th of the same month.
The consequence, according to L'Équipe, was that the real issue worsened, which ended up keeping the player off the pitch for several weeks.
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