A Paris labor court has ruled Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than €60m too Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of his contract before his 2024 move to Real Madrid.
Lawyers argued last month before the Conseil de prud’hommes.The court sided with the player amid accusations of betrayal and harassment surrounding the breakdown of their relationship. PSG had been seeking €440m from Mbappé, citing damages and a “loss of opportunity” after he left on a free transfer. However, the court’s ruling can be appealed and is unlikely to end the dispute.
Mbappé’s representatives said the ruling “confirms that commitments must be honoured. It restores a simple truth: even in the professional football industry labor law applies to everyone.” There was no immediate reaction from PSG.
the relationship between the 2018 World Cup winner and the reigning european champions turned bitter when Mbappé decided in 2023 not to extend his contract, which was set to expire in summer 2024. This deprived the club of a hefty transfer fee despite having offered him the most lucrative contract in club history when he signed a new deal in 2022. He was sidelined from a pre-season tour and forced to train with fringe players. He missed the opening league game but returned to the lineup for a final season after discussions with the club – talks that are central to the dispute.
[Image of Kylian Mbappé with PSG’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi at a press conference in May 2002. Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP]
The club accused Mbappé of backing out of an August 2023 agreement that allegedly included a pay reduction should he leave on a free transfer, an arrangement PSG said was meant to protect its financial stability. PSG claimed that Mbappé hid his decision not to extend his contract for nearly 11 months, from July 2022 to June 2023, preventing the club from arranging a transfer and causing major financial harm.They accused him of violating contractual obligations and the principles of good faith and loyalty.
Mbappé’s camp insisted PSG had never produced evidence that the striker agreed to forego any payment. His lawyers cla
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