Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been tested for the coronavirus after missing two days of training with illness, according to reports in France.
Mbappe was tested as a precaution on Tuesday, and while the official results will not be known until later in the evening or on Wednesday tomorrow, the early signs suggest that the 21-year-old does not have the virus, L’Equipe reported.
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed that Mbappe had missed training ahead of the crunch Champions League last 16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund in Paris on Wednesday, explaining that the striker had angina.
“He was sick yesterday and he is sick today with angina and we are trying to maybe have a light practice (with him) this evening,” Tuchel said.
It is nontheless believed that the World Cup winner took a test for coronavirus as a precaution to rule out infection with an illness which continues to sweep across Europe.
PSG’s game at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Wednesday will be played behind closed doors, as will a number of other Champions League encounters across the continent this week and next.
Tuchel will be left sweating on the fitness of Mbappe, who has netted 30 goals in 32 games for PSG this season.
