Kylian Mbappé will be back in the public eye when Real Madrid returns to action on Saturday after a turbulent week in which Swedish media reported the France captain is the subject of a rape investigation following a visit to Stockholm.

Real Madrid fans rallied around star striker Kylian Mbappe on Thursday as the France captain battles a media frenzy linking him to a rape investigation in Sweden.Real Madrid fans voted Mbappe their player of the month for September,

On Monday, after Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet became the first media outlet to reveal that a rape probe had been opened, Mbappe slammed the report as "fake news "on his social media and alleged there was a link between the accusations and his financial dispute with his former club Paris Saint-Germain. A hearing into the case was held on Tuesday.