France forward Kylian Mbappé will return to the pitch quickly despite a broken nose, team-mate Adrien Rabiot said on Wednesday.
"A broken nose is not the end of the world. He should be back with us very quickly," the 29-year-old told reporters at the team's base in Paderborn.
Captain Mbappé suffered the injury late on in the 1-0 win over Austria in their opening Group D game on Monday.
The L'Equipe sports newspaper says he will miss Friday's game with the Netherlands although France have yet to confirm this. He is expected to wear a mask when he does return and will need an operation at some point, coach Didier Deschamps has confirmed.
Mbappé himself posted on Instagram on Wednesday, writing: “Without risks there are no victories.”
When asked about a similar injury to goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, his team-mate at Juventus during the past season, Rabiot said: "He had an operation shortly afterwards and was able to play the next few games. He returned to the team very quickly,"
Defender William Saliba also believes the 25-year-old Mbappé is on the road to recovery.
"I saw him this morning. He was feeling a bit better, he was on his way for further tests, that's all I know," he said.
