Swedish prosecutors have closed a rape investigation related to football star Kylian Mbappé, which was launched after an alleged incident at a hotel in Stockholm during his visit in October.

In a statement released Thursday, lead investigator Marina Chirakova confirmed that there was insufficient evidence to continue the case.

“During the course of the investigation, there has been a designated person suspected on reasonable grounds of rape and two cases of sexual assault, but my assessment is that the evidence is not sufficient to proceed and the investigation is therefore closed.”

 

“The designated person has not been notified of suspicion of a crime.”

While prosecutors never publicly named the suspect, Swedish media had widely reported that Kylian Mbappé, who was in Stockholm during a break in the Spanish football season, was the individual under investigation.

However, Mbappé’s representatives quickly dismissed these claims as “totally false” and “a slanderous rumour.”

Mbappé’s lawyer, Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, and his representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment following the announcement on Thursday.

The decision to drop the case ends a brief but intense legal scrutiny for the Paris Saint-Germain star.