Spanish media reports indicate that French star Kylian Mbappe, forward for Real Madrid, has lost about 5 kilograms of his weight as a result of suffering from a severe intestinal virus in recent days.

Mbappe had been struggling with acute gastroenteritis just before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, which forced him to miss matches against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal and Mexico's Pachuca.

The player was taken to a hospital to receive the necessary medical care and undergo intensive examinations, before his condition began to gradually improve in recent days.

Yesterday marked Mbappe's return to training on the pitch for the first time since his illness, after he had been limited to individual training sessions inside the team's hotel, amidst optimism about his imminent return to the field.