Mbappé says victim of 'fake news' after 'rape' report in Sweden

Kylian Mbappé joined Real Madrid in the summer.

Kylian Mbappé's entourage denounced a "slanderous rumour" and threatened legal action on Monday after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm.

Kylian Mbappé said Monday he was the victim of "fake news" after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a visit by the Real Madrid star's entourage to Stockholm.

Mbappé claimed in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a link between the report in the Aftonbladet newspaper and his hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday in his bitter dispute over unpaid wages with his former club Paris Saint-Germain.

"FAKE NEWS !!!!. It's becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance," Mbappé posted.

The 25-year-old player's entourage called the report a "slanderous rumour" and threatened to take legal action.

Mbappé claims he is owed 55 million euros ($60 million) by the Qatari-owned French champions.

The 2018 World Cup winner was not selected for France's Nations League fixtures last week, and spent Thursday and Friday in the Swedish capital.

On Thursday, Mbappé and a group of people accompanying him dined at a restaurant, then went to a nightclub, according to Aftonbladet's report.

The newspaper said a rape was committed "in Stockholm city centre", citing a formal complaint made to police on Saturday that it had seen.

Swedish police refused to give any further details.

Mbappé joined Madrid in the summer after seven years at PSG.


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