Mbappé Affair: Nordi Mukiele, the Evening's Captain, Keeps Low Profile

One week after the revelations of a possible lawsuit against Kylian Mbappé, the night out in Sweden has caused quite a stir for the French international. His evening companion has managed to slip under the radar.

Kylian Mbappé is unlikely to return to Stockholm anytime soon, at least outside the realm of football. Last week's trip to Sweden turned into a fiasco. News of his presence leaked during a France national team match, for which he had opted to abstain. His two consecutive nights out at clubs are not prohibited, but they do not aid in recovery, especially as the player had requested to rejuvenate after his recent injury. Real Madrid found nothing to criticize, but Swedish media almost immediately revealed and insisted that Kylian Mbappé was indeed the target of a lawsuit for rape and sexual assault, which his entourage firmly denies. The investigation will unveil more details, but this trip to Sweden has turned into a nightmare.

In this matter, Kylian Mbappé placed blind trust in his former PSG teammate Nordi Mukiele, who had already made several trips to the Swedish capital, enjoying a sequence of restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels for a good time. However, the defender, now at Leverkusen, does not carry the same media profile, even if it did not prevent his coach at the German club, Xabi Alonso, from calling him to ask for his version of the multi-day outing amidst all the repercussions.

The former PSG player will not face any sanctions whatsoever, and even his involvement in this catastrophic trip is not highlighted in the German press, where tabloids have solely focused on Kylian Mbappé's situation. “If this outing in Sweden was mentioned in a paper like Bild, it’s because it concerned Mbappé and not because Mukiele was involved,” shared a German journalist in Aujourd'hui en France. The French defender thus avoids being the center of attention, leaving Kylian Mbappé in the spotlight.