Paris Saint-Germain has been ordered by the governing body of French football to pay Kylian Mbappe €55 million (£45.8 million) for unpaid wages and bonuses, which he claims he is owed.
Mbappe left PSG under contentious circumstances this summer, signing with Real Madrid on a free transfer after allowing his contract to expire. He asserts that he was not compensated for the final three months of his salary and is still entitled to a loyalty bonus outlined in his PSG contract.
The reigning Ligue 1 champions vehemently contest Mbappe’s claims, asserting that they had reached a verbal agreement with him to waive these payments. Last month, the legal commission of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) recommended that Mbappe engage in mediation with PSG, a proposal the 25-year-old rejected.
The LFP's appeals board has since ruled in favor of Mbappe, stating, “[PSG] must pay him the parts of his salary he is claiming.” This decision is final but may be presented to the executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF).
In response, PSG has announced its intention to contest this ruling in court.
A PSG spokesperson explained, “What is in debate, and will ultimately be heard before an appropriate tribunal, is that the original contract was legally amended in August 2023 relating to the 2024/25 season and was fully recognized by the player, including in January 2024, until he chose to renege on his commitments upon leaving the club."
The spokesperson added, “The player has made clear, repeated public and private commitments that the club simply asks are honored. He has received unprecedented benefits from the club over seven years in Paris. The club hopes these basic commitments will be respected and is prepared to have the player’s bad faith evaluated by the appropriate courts if he regrettably chooses to continue this incomprehensibly damaging dispute for himself and French football.”
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