Overview

• Mbappé will travel to Clairefontaine for checks on the ankle problem sustained late in Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Villarreal, according to Football España citing MD.
• Xabi Alonso confirmed the forward suffered an ankle injury and said the club would monitor his status in coordination with the French setup.
• Alonso characterized concerns for Mbappé and Franco Mastantuono as minor while noting decisions on national-team involvement hinge on medical assessments.
• The manager declined to offer a timeline for recovery, emphasizing evaluation over speculation after the player’s substitution following on-field treatment.
• Jude Bellingham, left out of Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad, will use the break for two weeks of training before matches against Getafe, Juventus and Barcelona.