Mbappé absent from France training ahead of Italy clash in Nations League

Kylian Mbappé missed France’s training session on Wednesday in Milan, twenty-four hours before the Nations League clash against Italy. The French staff indicated that the captain was “receiving treatment”, without clarifying the nature of the problem.

This fresh concern comes just weeks after a September international break already disrupted for the Real Madrid forward. Mbappé had then played only one match, in Turkey (a 1-0 victory with a goal to his name), before being released due to knee pain. Back at his club, he quickly regained his form, scoring regularly in the Madrid colours.

Missing a training session on the eve of a match, especially for a fixture of this magnitude, is a difficult signal to downplay, even if Zinédine Zidane’s staff — recently appointed to lead the Blues — is attempting to reassure those around him. Mbappé’s participation in the match against the Azzurri remains uncertain at this stage.