Breaking News: Real Madrid ‘hold Kylian Mbappe crisis meeting’ amid r@pe allegation against the France star
Spanish giant, Real Madrid reportedly held a crisis meeting on Monday night, October 14, after their star player, Kylian Mbappe was accused of r@pe and s3xual harassment.
The French star, who denies the allegations was visiting Sweden with friends from Wednesday to Friday last week, staying at the Bank Hotel in the city centre.
On Monday, Mbappe blasted a report from Aftonbladet as ‘fake news’ about an alleged r@pe at the hotel that took place on Thursday evening.
However, Swedish newspaper Expressen later claimed it was Mbappe who was being investigated by police after allegations were made against the Real Madrid star.
According to French journalist Romain Molina, Real held a crisis meeting surrounding the allegations on Monday evening.
The Spanish giants return to action on Saturday when they take on Celta Vigo in La Liga and it remains to be seen whether Mbappe will be involved, although Real are yet to publicly comment on the matter.
Meanwhile, Mbappe’s entourage had told AFP in a statement: ‘Today, a new slanderous rumour is starting to spread across the web from the Swedish media Aftonbladet.
‘These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable.
‘In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of (the) image (of Kylian Mbappe), all necessary legal actions will be taken to re-establish the truth and pursue any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappe is suffering repeatedly,’ the statement added.
Investigators and a forensic unit were at the alleged crime scene on Monday, according to Aftonbladet.
The newspaper reported that the alarm over the alleged r@pe was raised when the woman ‘sought care’ at a local hospital.