A Paris labour court on Tuesday ordered Paris St Germain (PSG) to pay Kylian Mbappe €60 million (£52.5 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses, partially resolving a bitter contract dispute between the France captain and his former club.
The court ruled that PSG failed to pay Mbappe’s salaries for April, May and June 2024, along with an ethics bonus and a signing bonus, shortly before the forward left the Ligue 1 champions to join Real Madrid on a free transfer. “These sums were clearly due,” Mbappe’s lawyer Frederique Cassereau said after the ruling.
Judges noted that the unpaid amounts had already been recognised by two decisions of the French Professional Football League (LFP) in September and October 2024. They rejected PSG’s claim that Mbappe had agreed to forgo the payments, saying the club failed to provide any written waiver.
The court, however, dismissed several of Mbappe’s other claims, including allegations of moral harassment, concealed work and breach of the employer’s duty of safety. PSG’s argument that Mbappe should lose all unpaid wages was also rejected.
Mbappe had initially sought €263 million (£231.5 million) in damages when the case was heard in November. PSG had counter-sued for €240 million (£211 million), arguing it was owed compensation after a proposed €300 million move to Saudi club Al-Hilal collapsed in 2023.
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