France boss Zidane confirms Mbappe injury blow: ‘Regrettable, but it’s part of the game’

France manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Kylian Mbappe has suffered an injury and will miss their game against Italy tomorrow. The Real Madrid superstar missed training earlier today due to a hamstring issue and has now been definitively ruled out of Thursday’s trip to Italy. Zidane on Mbappe’s injury Confirming the injury blow to his captain, Zidane said (h/t RMC Sport ): “Kylian will be unavailable tomorrow. He felt a slight pain. As usual, there’s zero risk.” Continuing, the Real Madrid legend added that he hoped to have the Real Madrid megastar back in time for Les Bleus’ next fixture against Turkiye. “These things are regrettable, but it’s part of the game. I hope we can have him back on Sunday,” he stated. Injured. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) This comes as a major blow for France while also causing some concern at Real Madrid, considering that Aurelien Tchouameni also suffered an injury earlier in the week and is already back in Spain. “We had this with Aurelien and Marcus [Thuram] and there was no possibility of them playing the 2nd match. In these cases, the players have to recover at home,” he said. Discussing Mbappe’s state of mind currently after the injury problem, the France head coach remarked: “I think he’s doing well. The proof is that he’s staying with us. He’s not happy, he would have liked to play tomorrow. We mustn’t take any risks because the season is long.” Real Madrid will be watching closely Mbappe suffered an injury with France during last break as well. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) Having already lost Tchouameni to a groin injury, Real Madrid will be watching Mbappe’s situation closely as they would not want to see their ace goalscorer get sidelined for an extended period. The 2026 Ballon d’Or runner-up also returned with an injury from the France camp during the last international break. Going by Zidane’s statements, the injury does not seem to be serious and the France camp are hopeful of having their captain back for Sunday’s game against Turkiye. And, Real Madrid will hope that no risks are taken with the forward, who has already netted 17 goals in 16 matches for them this season.