Photo by thenews2.com - Depositphotos Kylian Mbappe

According to French newspaper L'Équipe, Kylian Mbappe is expected to miss France's upcoming Nations League fixture against Italy. The Real Madrid forward was absent from the national team's training session due to discomfort in his hamstring.

Mbappe's potential absence would mark France's fourth injury setback during the current international break. Aurelien Tchouameni, Pierre Kalulu and Marcus Thuram have already withdrawn from the squad.

However, there is still hope that the French captain could feature in one of the team's upcoming matches. According to L'Équipe, Mbappe is set to sit out Thursday's encounter with Italy, but his injury is not considered serious. He could therefore recover in time for Sunday's Nations League meeting with Turkey.

France currently lead Nations League Group A1, with Italy sitting second, three points behind the French side.