Kylian Mbappe’s reported Italy trip during injury recovery has drawn backlash from some Real Madrid supporters, prompting his camp to defend the outing.
Kylian Mbappe is facing backlash from some Real Madrid supporters and Spanish media after a reported recovery trip to Sardinia, Italy, while he was sidelined with a hamstring injury.
The criticism intensified ahead of Real Madrid's upcoming Clasico against Barcelona. Mbappe has been unavailable as he continues to recover, and some fans questioned the timing of the trip during his club-approved time off.
His representatives responded on May 5, saying the criticism overstates what happened and that the trip was part of a recovery period supervised by the club. AP-sourced reporting, carried by Fox Sports, said his camp defended the trip as consistent with that supervised downtime.
The dispute has become another point of tension around one of Real Madrid's biggest players at a sensitive moment in the season. For now, the main unanswered questions are whether the club will issue its own formal response and whether Mbappe will be fit in time for the Clasico.
The reporting reviewed does not show any contradiction over the basic facts: Mbappe is recovering from injury, and the backlash followed a trip that some supporters viewed as poorly timed.
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