Kylian Mbappe stated Monday he was the sufferer of “fake news” after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a go to by the Real Madrid star’s entourage to Stockholm. Mbappe claimed in a put up on X, previously often known as Twitter, that there was a hyperlink between the report within the Aftonbladet newspaper and his listening to earlier than a French league committee on Tuesday in his bitter dispute over unpaid wages along with his former membership Paris Saint-Germain.
“FAKE NEWS !!!!. It’s becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance,” Mbappe posted. The 25-year-old participant’s entourage referred to as the report a “slanderous rumour” and threatened to take authorized motion.
FAKE NEWS !!!!
Ça en devient tellement prévisible, veille d’viewers comme par hasard https://t.co/nQN98mtyzR
— Kylian Mbappé (@OkMbappe) October 14, 2024
Mbappe claims he’s owed 55 million euros ($60 million) by the Qatari-owned French champions. The 2018 World Cup winner was not chosen for France’s Nations League fixtures final week, and spent Thursday and Friday within the Swedish capital.
On Thursday, Mbappe and a bunch of individuals accompanying him dined at a restaurant, then went to a nightclub, in response to Aftonbladet’s report.
The newspaper stated a rape was dedicated “in Stockholm city centre”, citing a proper criticism made to police on Saturday that it had seen. Aftonbladet stated the criticism was made after the alleged sufferer had sought medical consideration however didn’t say who was named within the accusation.
A prosecutor investigating the accusation instructed AFP: “A probe is under way into a crime that was reported on October 10 in the centre of Stockholm.”
Swedish police refused to provide any additional particulars.
“In general, if we have received a complaint and decided to conduct interviews and we make it known (to the public), those involved in the case may take actions that delay and complicate the investigation,” stated police spokeswoman Carina Skagerlind.
The Swedish newspaper revealed photographs on its web site on Monday exhibiting law enforcement officials in entrance of the resort the place Mbappe and the group with him had stayed.
Mbappe’s entourage stated in a press release despatched to AFP: “Today, a new slanderous rumour is starting to spread across the web from the Swedish media Aftonbladet.
“These accusations are utterly 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 assertion added.
A supply near Paris Saint-Germain instructed AFP it will “ignore” Mbappe’s declare that there was a hyperlink between the report in Sweden and his dispute with the membership. Mbappe joined Madrid in the summertime after seven years at PSG.
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