Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe narrowly avoided serious knee injury and surgery

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe narrowly avoided serious knee injury and surgery Although the September international break came at a good time for Real Madrid, allowing the Merengue team some time to stop and reflect on their shortcomings in the first phase of the season, it has still brought its own set of bad news for Los Blancos. Only a few days after leaving the club to join his national team squad, Ibrahima Konate suffered a physical problem, which forced him to return to Real Madrid. Then, a few days later, Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury while playing for France against Turkiye, and alarm bells rang in the Spanish capital. Fortunately, detailed tests undertaken on the star forward after his return to the Merengue club showed that his injury was not too serious . He is suffering from a hyperextension of the posterior capsule of the knee, which is set to keep him out for around 10-12 days. However, Diario AS reports that the Frenchman was very close to suffering a very serious injury, one that could have kept him out of action for the entire season, and he avoided that only because he stopped playing right as he felt pain. In fact, Real Madrid initially believed that surgery might be necessary, but ultimately, it was confirmed that such a drastic measure was not necessary. Still, Los Blancos will take every possible caution with their star forward. Thus, even though he is expected to return to availability for the match against Villarreal on 10 October, Mourinho will play him only when there is no danger of long-term physical consequences. In this regard, the Real Madrid coach would be helped by the presence of other reliable options on the bench. One of these would be Carlos Espi, while the Portuguese coach can also field Jude Bellingham as a false 9, playing Arda Guler as an attacking midfielder behind him.