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Mbappé avoids surgery after left knee hyperextension with France

Kylian Mbappé suffered a left knee hyperextension during France's victory in Turkey and has been ruled out for the next three international matches. Real Madrid confirmed the diagnosis but surgery has been avoided, with the forward expected to miss around ten days.

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Mbappé avoids surgery after left knee hyperextension with France
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Kylian Mbappé narrowly avoided the operating table. Injured in the left knee during France’s victory in Turkey (0-1) last Friday, the Real Madrid forward was forced to leave the France camp and withdraw from the next three international matches.

Returned to Madrid on Saturday, Mbappé underwent tests at Valdebebas training center. The Madrid club confirmed the diagnosis in an official statement: “Following the examinations carried out today by Real Madrid’s medical staff on our player Kylian Mbappé, a hyperextension of the posterior capsule of the left knee has been diagnosed. His condition will be closely monitored.”

According to Spanish newspaper AS, the injury could have been far more serious had the forward continued playing, to the point of requiring surgery. His early withdrawal, decided by the coaching staff during the match, likely spared him a prolonged absence.

Real Madrid has not communicated an official absence duration, but the Spanish press mentions around ten days of recovery. Mbappé could thus be available for La Liga’s resumption against Villarreal on Saturday, October 10 at the Bernabéu.

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