“Mbappe will have to have surgery, but not right away”
France head coach Didier Deschamps said Kylian Mbappe has “become a little better.” this Tuesday and will monitor him “closely every day” to assess the timing of his return to competition at Euro 2024 after breaking his nose in the opening day of Group D match against Austria in Dusseldorf on Monday.
“There will be more tests this Wednesday to see its evolution.. It was a major disaster. After the examinations, the medical staff did everything necessary to reduce it as much as possible. Even if you don’t have surgery right away, you will need it. He was a little better this morning, so we’ll see. We will monitor this closely every day,” he said in a statement to official media of the French Football Federation on Tuesday.
“There will be more tests this Wednesday to make sure what we see,” added Deschamps, whose striker is a serious doubt for his side’s next match. next Friday against the Netherlandsand in the next match against Poland, although he will continue to play at Euro 2024 to return to action wearing a protective mask.