Calm in the midst of a storm: the real Madrid appears calm after the media storm unleashed when it became known that the Swedish prosecutor’s office is investigating a rape that the media in that country relates to the French star Kylian Mbappé.
The club, which has not officially commented on this matter, is calm about the possible consequences of these accusations, described as “the biggest fake in the history of sports” by an internal club source contacted by the AFP.
Only one strange movement was recorded on Tuesday, when the real Madrid deleted the image Mbappe from an advertising campaign by the kit sponsor adidas.
When asked about this, the merengue club explained to journalists that Mbappe He could not appear in the images due to a clause he has with his sponsor Nikewhich is the direct responsibility of adidas.
A plausible explanation but one that many Internet users questioned since there are other players present in the photos published by the real Madrid who also have a contract with Nikelike his teammate Eduardo Camavinga or the Spanish basketball player Sergio Llull.
In the midst of this media storm, the captain of the french teamnot called up at his own request by the ‘Bleus’ for the recent international window to recover from his injury to the biceps in his left leg, was doing individual work at the white club this week and met with the group in a collective session on Tuesday afternoon.
The ‘merengues’ did not hesitate to share photos and videos of the French scorer on social networks, available to play against the Celtic of Vigo in Balaídos next Saturday in a match of the 10th day of League.
On Monday, after the first information about this investigation, Mbappe denounced on social networks that it was “fake news” and related the news to the hearing scheduled for Tuesday before a commission of the League of French Professional Football (LFP) In the context of the dispute between the forward and his former club, the Paris Saint-Germain: “This is becoming so predictable, on the eve of a hearing by chance.”
It was then that the Spanish press, cautious after the first rumors that appeared on the networks about what the Swedish newspaper was publishing, Aftonbladetbegan to follow the evolution of the case in real time.
The coverage intensified on Tuesday afternoon after the statements of the forward’s lawyer. real Madrid which were widely covered by sports newspapers Brand and ACE.
Mbappé “is not aware of the extent of the media avalanche, but he is totally calm and does not understand that he could be reproached”assured the forward’s lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard to the AFP.
“He is stunned to hear that it could affect him. He preferred to go to training and has asked my cabinet that things not remain like this, because it is not possible to allow oneself to be slandered and defamed in this way. For that reason we are going to file a complaint for slander”he added.
Brand and ACEMadrid media that are illustrating their articles with old photos of Mbappe with the t-shirt PSGhave been highlighting the accusation of the player of the real Madrid against his former club, the Paris Saint-Germain.
“Mbappé accuses PSG of being behind the Stockholm hotel scandal”titled the Brand on Monday, adding that “The forward suggests that the club is the source of the false information.”
The Parisian club limited itself to “ignore it and preserve your class and dignity”According to a source close to the club, AFP.
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