Mbappé shocked by Swedish rape inquiry - lawyer

France shot skipper Kylian Mbappé is "astonished" to spot his sanction linked successful media reports to a rape enquiry successful Sweden, but his lawyer says helium is calm due to the fact that helium has thing to beryllium atrocious about.

Swedish authorities person confirmed that a elder authoritative is investigating a study of a suspected rape successful Stockholm without naming anyone successful transportation with the case.

However, Swedish media study that the French footballer is being linked to the allegations which impact an incidental astatine a edifice successful cardinal Stockholm past Thursday.

Kylian Mbappé has besides reacted, summing up the reports arsenic "FAKE NEWS", to his 14 cardinal followers connected X.

Swedish media said the footballer had stayed successful Stockholm for 2 days past week, visiting a edifice connected Thursday evening earlier moving connected to a nightclub. He was pictured walking successful the centre of the superior with 3 different people.

Swedish prosecutors clarified connected Monday that according to a "criminal report" submitted to police, the incidental nether probe took spot connected 10 October astatine a hotel.

Police were seen visiting the Bank edifice helium had stayed astatine connected Monday, with officers aboriginal leaving with bags. One study said they had taken covering from the edifice successful evidence.

"The probe is being led by elder authoritative Marina Chirakova, who is incapable to supply much accusation astatine this time," the Swedish prosecution authorization said.

Mbappé was not called up for the the France shot team's Uefa Nations League matches implicit the past week and has returned to grooming with his squad Real Madrid.

Lawyer Petra Eklund, who is acting for the complainant successful the case, has said she cannot remark connected the lawsuit astatine the infinitesimal due to the fact that of ineligible constraints.

However, Sweden's SVT and different media outlets reported the allegation progressive tenable suspicion of rape, considered a little level of suspicion nether Swedish law.

Kylian Mbappé's lawyers person condemned the media reports arsenic defamatory, and connected Tuesday nighttime lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard appeared connected the main evening quality programme connected TF1, saying thing was known of the ailment oregon adjacent if it had been made against her client, who she said was "stunned" by the media frenzy.

"[Kylian Mbappé] is ne'er alone. He is ne'er enactment successful a presumption wherever helium ends up successful a concern that would pb to him taking a risk," she insisted.

"As a effect that wholly rules retired immoderate anticipation of reprehensible actions connected his part. I tin archer you that with perfectly certainty."

She said a ailment proved thing and that she was preparing to record her ain ailment for defamation.

Meanwhile, successful his societal media station connected Monday night, the footballer appeared to link the reports emerging from Sweden to a lawsuit with his erstwhile French nine Paris Saint-Germain implicit €55m (£46m) that helium alleges was unpaid successful wages and bonuses.

"It’s becoming truthful predictable, connected the eve of the hearing, arsenic if by chance,” helium said.

Kylian Mbappé was the apical goalscorer successful PSG's past but helium near the nine implicit the summertime aft months of dispute. Tuesday's proceeding was earlier a French shot league (LFP) appeals committee. PSG denies the player's allegations and different of Mbappé's lawyers said a determination was expected connected 25 October.

Sweden's rape laws were reformed successful 2018, truthful a perpetrator tin beryllium convicted of negligent battle oregon rape if they "should person realised the different idiosyncratic was not participating voluntarily".