Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has officially refused to pay Kylian Mbappé €55 million ($60.6 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses, defying an order from the French Professional Football League (LFP). The dispute centers around Mbappé’s salaries for April, May, and June 2024, as well as a portion of his signing bonus due on February 29.The LFP’s legal commission validated Mbappé’s claim and ordered PSG to pay within eight days. However, PSG has announced its intention to contest this decision in court, stating, ‘Given the limits of the Commission’s legal scope to make a full decision on this matter, the case must now be pursued before another court’.PSG claims that Mbappé waived his right to these payments in August 2023 as part of a verbal agreement. However, Mbappé’s lawyer, Delphine Verheyden, argues that ‘It’s clear that there’s no agreement that would exempt the PSG from paying the owed amounts, even after Mbappé left the club on June 30 to join Real Madrid in July’.The €55 million in dispute includes the last third of a signing bonus (€36 million gross), three months of unpaid salaries, and an ‘ethics bonus’ for those three months. If PSG fails to pay and the case goes to ordinary courts, the club could face sanctions that might limit their ability to sign new players.This legal battle marks a contentious end to Mbappé’s tenure at PSG, which lasted from 2018 to the summer of 2024. As the situation unfolds, both parties are preparing for a potentially lengthy legal process, with PSG stating they are ‘happy to present all the facts in the coming months and years’.
Key points
- PSG refuses to pay Kylian Mbappé €55 million in unpaid wages and bonuses, defying the French Professional Football League’s order.
- The dispute stems from Mbappé’s transfer to Real Madrid and a contested verbal agreement from August 2023.
- PSG plans to take the matter to court, citing the limited legal scope of the LFP’s commission.
- If PSG fails to pay, they could face sanctions affecting their ability to sign new players.
Contradictions👾PSG claims there was a verbal agreement with Mbappé in August 2023 to waive certain payments, while Mbappé’s lawyer argues no such agreement exists.
