Kylian Mbappe Out Indefinitely After Premature Return From Knee Injury

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is reportedly insisting that he does not want to return to action until fully fit following a knee injury, meaning the France international could be absent for Los Blancos' match at home to Levante in La Liga this Sunday. The 27-year-old returned early to make his first appearance of 2026 as a substitute as Real lost in the final of the Supercopa de Espana 3-2 to Barcelona, but does not want to 'take any risks' on his fitness moving forward.

Reported by L’Equipe, Mbappe is said to be ‘probably out’ for Levante and ‘uncertain’ for the meeting with Monaco which follows in the Champions League, as he aims only to return when he feels completely ‘free of discomfort’ in his left knee. While this is not believed to be too far away, Real Madrid may have to do without their top scorer for the time being.

Mbappe had an MRI scan on his knee on December 31 and cut the recommended length of unavailability in half by playing eleven days later in the Supercopa final, which Los Blancos lost to their arch-rivals Barca in what would be the final nail in the coffin for former head coach Xabi Alonso. New boss Alvaro Arbeloa has fared no better thus far, losing 3-2 to second division outfit Albacete in the Copa del Rey in a highly concerning opening match in charge on Wednesday, with Mbappe absent from the squad.

Mbappe is said to have ‘no regrets’ regarding his decision to play in the Supercopa final considering the magnitude of the game. But he will not take further risks over his fitness with an important spring period coming up, particularly ahead of the World Cup which he will hope to win for the second time with France in the summer.

Despite reports that Mbappe will not be fit to face Levante this