Mbappe tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Croatia match
Kylian Mbappe is ruled out of France's Nations League meeting with Croatia on Tuesday after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the French Football Federation announced.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward was distanced from his international teammates at the end of Monday's training session. He tested negative twice before receiving his positive result.
Mbappe is the seventh PSG player to test positive for COVID-19 following a controversial team vacation to Ibiza at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos, and Keylor Navas are reportedly the other squad members to test positive prior to the club's Ligue 1 season opener at Lens on Thursday.
The French league authorities loosened their coronavirus protocols on Friday. Clubs in the country's top two divisions can now play even if they have 10 COVID-19 cases, which represents one-third of a team's 30-man squad. The previous limit was four.
Mbappe, 21, scored the only goal in France's 1-0 win in Sweden on Saturday.