India, March 26 -- Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday shut down claims that Real Madrid examined the wrong knee following the injury he sustained late last year.

The controversy stemmed from a report on French broadcaster RMC Sport's talk show After Foot, which claimed that the club had initially scanned Mbappe's right knee instead of his left after the December injury. The report was widely picked up by global media outlets.

Mbappe, however, dismissed the claim outright.

"The report that said that they (examined) the wrong knee is false," he said at a press conference ahead of France's international friendly against Brazil.

While rejecting the claim, the French star admitted that a lack of communication may have contributed to the speculatio...