Kylian Mbappe is the most notable superstar at EURO 2024. However, there is a complete risk of the French team losing their captain for at least 2 weeks.
French newspaper RTL has just revealed extremely worrying information for French fans. Accordingly, the collision between Mbappe and midfielder Danso in France’s 1-0 win over Austria caused the “Gaulois Rooster” captain to break his nose.
Mbappe was injured in the win over Austria
Initially, French newspapers commented that Mbappe would race against time to attend the match against the Netherlands at 2:00 a.m. on June 22 (Hanoi time). But the information from RTL made everyone confused. Not to mention the match against the Netherlands, even when France faced Poland in the final round of Group D (11 p.m. June 25), Mbappe was also absent.
The superstar rookie of Real Madrid Club needs at least 2 weeks to treat his nasal bone. According to journalist Philippe Sanfourche, this information was leaked from within the French team so it is highly accurate. If that happens, Mbappe will have to sit out until the end of the 1/8 round. According to the schedule, the round of 16 teams will take place from June 30 to July 2. The captain of the French national team will return to play from the quarterfinals if “Les Bleus” passes the 1/8 round.
In fact, in the post-match press conference, coach Didier Deschamps also admitted that the French team is ready for the possibility of not Kylian Mbappe. Coach Deschamps shared: “The French team will always be stronger with Kylian Mbappe. But if the news from the medical team is not good, we will fight without him. Kylian is always Kylian and any team he is on is stronger.”
When asked about Mbappe’s current nose injury, coach Deschamps described: “Mbappe’s nose is in bad condition. It is in the hands of doctors. He has a broken and bleeding nose. Everything seems really complicated. In the immediate future, we need to evaluate the medical team before making a final decision on whether he needs surgery or not.”
Mbappe is at risk of only returning in the quarterfinals of EURO 2024
Not Mbappe will of course be a huge loss for the French team. In the absence of Mbappe, coach Deschamps is expected to give the starting opportunity to Olivier Giroud or Kolo Muani. In the next match, France will face the Netherlands to compete for the top spot in the group. This will be the match that brings the exact answer to the question about the extent of Kylian Mbappe’s injury.
