Breaking News: Mbappe not named in police statement confirming alleged rape inquiry amid Real Madrid ‘crisis meeting’…see more

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

His relationship with PSG was very fractured by the time he left. After he told the club he wanted to leave on a free in 2025 last summer, they tried to sell him.

The France captain stayed for the 2023/24 season but is preparing for a hearing over unpaid wages he is disputedly owed.

Mbappe claims he is due €55million (£45million) by the French champions. The dispute stems back to the player’s contract renewal two years ago.

Club sources say there was an undertaking at that time, reiterated many times thereafter, that if he should leave on a free transfer he would waive certain financial benefits, such as bonuses, to compensate the club.