A series of rumors surrounding Kylian Mbappe’s trip to Stockholm last week have filled headlines in Spain this week, after Swedish police confirmed a rape investigation was underway at the hotel where the Frenchman was staying. His lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard has insisted it would be impossible for her client to be involved.
Now Le Parisien (via Marca) have claimed that Mbappe did have sexual relations with a woman in the hotel, but that was consensual. The pair then exchanged messages after the event and spoke positively about their time together, which is described as a ‘happy meeting’. They also say there is no confirmation that the woman in question is the same one who filed the rape complaint with authorities.
They also say that Mbappe returned to the hotel with several members of his group and a number of women after visiting the V nightclub. Among that group was France and Bayer Leverkusen defender Nordi Mukiele, who convinced him to go on the trip.
At no point did authorities suggest he might be involved, with several media outlets claiming he was a suspect in the case, and others claiming the opposite. Canu-Bernard appeared in the media on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, stating on both occasions that Mbappe is calm and has a clear conscience. She has that too suggested Mbappe may have been set up.