Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappe, has been hospital with gastroenteritis, popularly called stomach flu, hours after missing the team’s Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal.
The France forward will be undergoing various tests and treatments to get better before the team plays its next match in the ongoing Club World Cup in United States.
The club confirmed the forward’s ailment on Thursday after the player missed the team’s 1-1 draw against the Saudi Arabian side.
According to the statement, Our player Kylian Mbappé is suffering from an acute case of gastroenteritis and has been admitted to hospital in order to undergo a series of tests and follow the appropriate course of treatment.
Gastroenteritis is an infection in the gut which can cause vomiting and diarrhoea.
Real’s next game is against Pachuca on Sunday at 20:00 BST. There is no indication whether Mbappe could be available for the game.
Mbappe scored 43 goals in 56 games in all competitions for Real in his first season after joining on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain.
This is Real’s first competition under Xabi Alonso, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti as manager at the end of the La Liga season.
Real won the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Intercontinental Cup in Mbappe’s first season in Spanish football.
