PARIS.- Kylian Mbappéwith problems in his left knee since December, is in Paris together with the medical staff of the real Madrid to carry out “a precise assessment of the evolution” of his injury, but no surgical intervention is planned “at this time”, according to what the French forward’s entourage told AFP on Monday.
“In common agreement with the club, complementary tests were carried out to establish a precise assessment of the evolution of his knee,” the Bleus captain’s entourage stated in a statement transmitted to AFP.
“At this moment a surgical intervention is ruled out,” said the same source. This study “has the objective of optimizing their follow-up and preparing a return in the best conditions.”
Mbappé, hampered by an injury to the external ligament in his left knee since the end of 2025, was ruled out for the second leg against the Benfica Tuesday in the playoffs Championsafter having felt “too persistent pain” in training, according to several sources.
“There is no disagreement” between the Blues captain and the merengue club regarding his injury, his entourage maintains.
When asked by AFP, the entourage of the current top scorer in the Spanish league did not specify how long he will be out.
Important dates in sight
On Real Madrid’s near horizon there are two crucial commitments for the future of the season, with the double round of the second round of the European Champions League before him Manchester City (March 11 and 17).
The French team, for its part, will face in a friendly match Brazil on March 26 in Boston now Colombia three days later in Washington, two and a half months before the start of the World Cup of the United States, Mexico and Canadawhich will be played from June 11 to July 19.
