There are “no operations planned for the immediate future” for Kylian Mbappé.
Mbappé sustained a broken nose on Monday as France kicked off its Euro 2024 campaign with a win. The captain of the French national team stayed on the ground after his face collided with the shoulder of Austria’s Kevin Danso as he attempted a header during the Group D match at Düsseldorf Arena.
The president of the French Football Federation gave an update on Tuesday, June 18:
“There were some medical exams done on site to understand the status of Kylian Mbappé’s nose, and they reached some conclusions quickly. They tried to mitigate the effects of his fracture so he can stay in the tournament. This happened immediately last night. As I said, there is no surgery planned for the moment. We’ll wait until the end of the day to see how things develop.“
On Sunday, June 16, Mbappé warned voters against extremism in the upcoming snap elections. His comments sparked widespread discussion. Philippe Diallo defended his players:
“I guarantee their freedom of speech as everyone has an opinion on what is happening in our society. We should commend them for that because I recall in the past we used to say that football players had no opinions on any topics; they were just able to kick a ball. Now we have generations that care about what happens in society.”
A mask will be made to allow Mbappé to “consider resuming competition after a period devoted to treatment.” France’s priority will be to get him back on the field and leading their bid to win a record-equalling third Euros. Madrid will want him in peak condition for the start of the season, and Mbappé indicated this week that his new club did not want him to participate in the Paris Olympics, where the men’s final is on August 9.
If he is to play on at the Euros, he will need to wear a protective face mask, like the ones Son Heung-min and Josko Gvardiol wore at the 2022 World Cup. The speed of his return will depend on his discomfort level.
A broken nose can take weeks to heal, and the National Health Service in the U.K. advises avoiding sports for “at least six weeks if there’s a chance your face might be hit.”
Mbappé, who has returned to the team’s training camp with the rest of the squad, appeared to see the lighter side of his injury.