September 12 – Kylian Mbappe looks to have failed in his bid to get Paris Saint-Germain to pay him €55 million in what he claims are unpaid wages and bonuses.
Reports said Mbappe’s entourage has refused the French football league’s (LFP) offer to act as a mediator in the dispute.
PSG argue that the French captain, now at Real Madrid, agreed to waive the money in August 2023. But Mbappe, who joined Real on July 1, has demanded the sum, which includes a signing bonus he was expecting to receive in February, three final months of his salary, as well as an “ethical bonus” covering the period.
“The eventuality of a mediation was mentioned this morning,” Mbappe’s entourage told AFP. “This possibility was rejected during a meeting by the player’s representative. A mediation would be useless to establish a lack of payment that can be seen from a simple analysis of the player’s payslip.”
However, PSG welcomed the mediation proposition.
“Paris Saint-Germain is very pleased with today’s two-hour hearing before the commission,” PSG said.
“The club recalled that the player has made clear repeated public and private commitments that must be respected, having been afforded unprecedented benefits by the club over seven fantastic years in Paris.
“In the light of the club’s oral and documented arguments, the commission insisted on mediation between the parties, which Paris Saint-Germain has been seeking for many months.”
The dispute stems back to Mbappe’s contract renewal with PSG in 2022 and it now seems he will have no choice but to come to a settlement through dialogue with the club, with or without the assistance of an independent mediator.
He could take the matter to an employment tribunal, but that could take over two years to resolve. He could also opt to drop the case.
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