Real MadridstarKylian Mbappéhas been released from hospital after being treated for gastroenteritis, theclub announcedon Thursday.
Real Madrid had said earlier on Thursday that the 26-year-old had been admitted to hospital after suffering from “an acute case of gastroenteritis.”
The Spanishclubsaid he would undergo tests and “follow the appropriate course of treatment.”
Later in the day,Los Blancossaid that Mbappé had left hospital and returned to the team’s training complex in Palm Beach where he would “continue with specific medical treatment and will gradually return to team activity.”
Gastroenteritis is an infection of the intestines that can cause diarrhea, pain or cramping in your abdomen, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever, asdescribed bythe National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Mbappé missed Real Madrid’s opening game at theFIFA Club World Cupon Tuesday in Miami where it drew 1-1 with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia.
Real’s next game at the tournament is against Mexican side, Pachuca, on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its final group game is against Salzburg on June 26 in Philadelphia.
The Club World Cup is Real’s first competition undernew head coach Xabi Alonsowho replaced Carlo Ancelotti at the end of theseason.
In Mbappé’s debut campaign with Real Madrid last season, the French captain scored 43 goals in 56 matches, winning the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup along the way – as well as theEuropean Golden Bootas Europe’s top scorer – but missed out on the La Liga title by four points and was knocked of the Champions League by Arsenal in the quarterfinals.