Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe claimed his innocence at allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in a Stockholm hotel. An investigation in Sweden was opened in October and Swedish media reported that the French footballer was going to be investigated.
Mbappe, in an interview with Clique, claimed that he was not bothered by the noise surrounding the case and that the Swedish government has yet to contact him or call him in for questioning over the case.
“I was surprised. These are things that happen that you don’t see coming. I didn’t receive anything, no summons. I read the same thing as everyone else. The Swedish government didn’t say anything. I’m not concerned,” said Mbappe. He then said, “It didn’t weigh on me, because I never felt concerned. There’s a lot of noise, but I’ve always had the same intention, which is to concentrate on my job and see how it ends. If justice summons me, I will simply go.
“It wasn’t even a night out. I had five days off, I decided to leave. I was supposed to go somewhere else, but the coach told me to go somewhere less exposed. It’s going well, I’m relaxed. Before leaving, there’s this photo of me leaving the restaurant. There were lots of people ready to welcome me for the departure, lots of journalists…”
Mbappe also spoke about his absence from the French national team. The 26-year-old has not been a part of the team since the end of the Euros.
“I can’t talk about November because it was a decision from the coach (Deschamps) and I’ll get behind what he said. I fully respect his decision because he is the boss. I wanted to go but I can’t say why,” he said to Canal+.
Mbappe also said that his reason for not joining France immediately after the Euros was because of not getting a break. “In the NBA (National Basketball Association), they get four months off. We get two weeks. And in the second week, we’re already back to running. It’s not a vacation,” he said. “I was tired. I wanted to stay because you give everything for the French team but it was exhausting,” Mbappe said.
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