Millions PSG Have Been Ordered to Pay Kylian Mbappe After Bitter Breakup

A French court has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappe £52.5 million in unpaid wages and bonuses, bringing a partial resolution to the high-profile legal battle between the superstar and his former club.

The ruling on Tuesday followed months of legal wrangling after the France captain took PSG to court over earnings he claimed were withheld for April, May, and June 2024. The dispute arose shortly before he departed the Ligue 1 champions to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.

Mbappe had initially sought £231.5 million from the Parisian club when the case reached a Paris labour court in November. In response, PSG launched a countersuit for £211 million.

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The court found that PSG had failed to pay three months of Mbappe's salary, along with an ethics bonus and a signing bonus stipulated in his contract.

he judges noted that the French Professional Football League (LFP) had already recognised these sums as due in decisions made in September and October 2024. They also stated that PSG had failed to provide any written agreement showing Mbappe had waived his right to these payments.

"We are satisfied with the ruling. This is what you could expect when salaries went unpaid," Mbappe's lawyer, Frederique Cassereau, told reporters.

While the court rejected PSG's argument that Mbappe should forfeit his wages entirely, it also dismissed several of the player's additional claims. These included allegations of concealed work, moral harassment, and a breach of the employer's duty of safety.

In a statement, Mbappe's legal team said, "This judgment confirms that commitments entered into must be honoured. It restores a simple truth: even in the professional football industry, labour law applies to everyone. Mr Mbappe, for his part, scrupulously respected his sporting and contractual obligations for seven years, right up to the final day."

The relationship between the World Cup winner and PSG soured in 2023 when Mbappe confirmed he would not extend his contract, which was due to expire in the summer of 2024. This decision meant the club would lose him on a free transfer, forgoing a significant fee comparable to the £165.7 million they paid to sign him from Monaco in 2017.

As tensions escalated, Mbappe was excluded from a pre-season tour and made to train separately from the first team. He missed the opening league game but was later reintegrated into the squad for his final season following discussions that became central to the legal dispute.

PSG argued that Mbappe had acted disloyally by concealing his intention to leave for nearly a year, thereby preventing the club from arranging a transfer and causing major financial harm.

The club also claimed the player had reneged on an August 2023 agreement that allegedly included a pay reduction if he left for free, an arrangement PSG said was intended to protect its financial stability.

Mbappe's representatives have consistently maintained that PSG never produced evidence of any agreement to forego payment and that the dispute was strictly about the application of French labour law.

In a statement following the verdict, PSG said: "Paris Saint-Germain respects the judgment of the Paris Labor Court which we will honour, but with all rights of appeal now being considered. Paris Saint-Germain has acted in good faith and honesty throughout, and we always will. The Club looks forward to the future based on collective unity and success; and we wish the player the best for the future."