PSG star Kylian Mbappe sends message to Sergio Rico after latter was discharged from hospital following freak accident

Kylian Mbappe was delighted to see PSG teammate Sergio Rico out of hospital after almost three months. Mbappe took to Instagram to share the image of the Spaniard posing outside and called it the 'picture of the day'.

Rico was discharged from hospital on Friday, just under three months after his freak accident. The goalkeeper was in ICU most of the time after being put into an induced coma.

Kylian Mbappe posted a story on Instagram:

Speaking to the media outside the hospital, Rico took a minute to thank fans. He added that it was time for him to take a few months away from the pitch to recover:

Hours after PSG sealed the 2022-23 Ligue 1 title, Sergio Rico travelled to Seville with his family. The goalkeeper met an accident when a runaway horse hit him. The PSG star also got kicked in the skull and had to be airlifted to a hospital immediately.

Releasing a statement on the incident, Rico's family said:

The Athletic has reported that the Spaniard escaped death by half a centimeter. The doctors reportedly informed the family and the police that had the injury been half a centimeter deeper, he would have been dead.

The 29-year-old keeper has a year left in his PSG contract but is expected to miss most of the ongoing season. He has been on the pitch with Kylian Mbappe 18 times at PSG, with the Ligue 1 side losing only once.