Kylian Mbappé has been admitted to hospital with acute gastroenteritis, Real Madrid said.
The forward missed the team’s opening game of the Club World Cup against Al-Hilal, which ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
“Our player Kylian Mbappé is suffering from an acute case of gastroenteritis and has been admitted to hospital in order to undergo a series of tests and follow the appropriate course of treatment,” Madrid said in a statement.
A club source said Mbappé, who was taken to hospital on Wednesday, had been isolated from his teammates since Tuesday and was considered out of the group stage of the Club World Cup.
Madrid’s manager, Xabi Alonso, had said after the Al-Hilal game that Mbappé had experienced “significant viral issues” and that the forward would be assessed before the next match, on Sunday, against Pachuca.
Madrid face RB Salzburg in their final group fixture next Friday.
