France’s Kylian Mbappe has been forced to allay injury fears for the second time in three days after he hobbled off the training park on Tuesday in Russia.
The Paris Saint-Germain ace, who is expected to start against the Caltex Socceroos in the FIFA World Cup™ Group C opener on Saturday, hurt his left ankle in a training ground accident with teammate Adil Rami.
"I am doing fine, it was just a knock, so nothing serious but thank you for your messages," Mbappe tweeted.
The 19-year-old also called on France fans to not condemn Rami, adding: "Lay off my friend Adil Rami as it was not malicious."
Je vais bien, c’est juste un coup donc ce n’est pas grave mais merci pour vos messages
PS: Et laissez mon ami @Rami13officiel c’était pas méchant
L’Equipe report Mbappe attempted to resume training after the knock but was unable to and instead returned to the locker room for treatement.
ESPN captured the moment Mbappe went down under the challenge, with the attacker later seen limping back to the team bus with his left ankle strapped.
MONDIAL-2018 : L’attaquant français Kylian #Mbappé quitte prématurément l'entraînement après un choc au niveau de la cheville avec Adil Rami. (ESPN)
It comes just three days after Mbappe was again forced to respond to injury concerns, after he suffered a knock against the USA.
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