Swedish justice has issued a statement – ​​without naming Kylian Mbappe – confirming that it has opened an investigation into an alleged rape at a hotel where the Real Madrid star stayed last week.

Mbappé joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer during the summer transfer window and scored seven goals in 11 matches for his new club.

His relationship with PSG was very broken at the time of his departure. After telling the club he wanted to leave for free in 2025 last summer, they tried to sell him.

The French captain has stayed on for the 2023/24 season but is preparing for a hearing over unpaid wages disputed to him.

Mbappe claims the French champions owe him €55m (£45m).

The dispute dates back to the renewal of the player’s contract two years ago. Club sources say there was a commitment at the time, subsequently reiterated several times, that if he left on a free transfer he would give up certain financial benefits, such as bonuses, to compensate the club.

Mbappe believes PSG are now in cahoots with Swedish policesowing “fake news” ahead of Tuesday’s hearing.

Reply to RMC Sport on social networks, the 25-year-old posted: “Fake news!!!!

“It’s become so predictable. The day before the hearing, as if by chance, right?

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The allegations to which Mbappé was responding are of the highest seriousness.

Swedish media reported on Monday that police were investigating an alleged rape that allegedly took place at the same hotel where Mbappé and his entourage stayed in Stockholm last week.

The report does not suggest that Mbappé was involved or even knew about the alleged crime, but believes that the story was the work of PSG.

Reports from France on Tuesday morning revealed that the Swedish justice system issued a statement confirming that it had opened a preliminary investigation after a rape complaint was filed.

Perhaps significantly, Mbappé’s name is not mentioned, despite being “targeted”, according to two Swedish newspapers.

“Following media reports of an alleged rape in Stockholm, the prosecutor can confirm that a rape complaint was received by the police,” the statement said.

“According to the report, the incident took place on October 10, 2024 in a hotel in central Stockholm. The preliminary investigation is being conducted by senior prosecutor Marina Chirakova. The prosecutor is not available to the media and cannot provide further information at this time. When more information becomes available, a new press release will be sent.

The report adds:

Swedish justice breaks its silence. The prosecution published a press release on Tuesday, the day after the publication in the Swedish press of information according to which an investigation had been opened into rape and sexual assault in the hotel where Kylian Mbappé and his relatives stayed last week.

Monday, the Express The newspaper explains that the attacker of the France team was the person targeted and presented as “reasonably suspicious”, the lowest level of suspicion provided for by Swedish legislation. This Tuesday morning, Aftonbladet also ensures that the 2018 world champion is also the person targeted.

In the evening, the newspaper Express went further by ensuring that the investigation concerned Mbappé. This Tuesday morning, Aftonbladet publishes a new article in which he claims that the world champion is the player targeted by the investigation. Accusations that those around him firmly deny.

“Today, a new slanderous rumor is starting to ignite the internet from the Swedish media. Aftonbladet“, he declared in a press release sent to AFP.

“These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable.

“In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of his image, all necessary legal actions will be taken to reestablish the truth and prosecute any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment to which Kylian Mbappé is subjected in such a manner. repeated.”

Elsewhere, a French journalist claimed that Real Madrid had held a “crisis meeting” to discuss Mbappé’s situation.