French Ligue One giants Paris Saint-Germain have been ordered to pay Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros (sh 9.06 Billion) in outstanding wages and bonuses by a Paris labour tribunal.
The decision came after months of courtroom proceedings sparked by the France forward’s claim that PSG withheld payments for April, May and June 2024, shortly before his departure from the Ligue 1 champions to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.
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The court ruled that PSG had failed to settle three months of Mbappe’s salary, along with an ethics bonus and a signing-on payment stipulated in his contract.
Those amounts had already been confirmed as payable in two rulings by the French Professional Football League (LFP) in September and October 2024, with judges noting that PSG failed to present any written evidence that Mbappe had agreed to relinquish those sums.
“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 panel dismissed PSG’s position that Mbappe should lose his unpaid earnings altogether, it also rejected several of the forward’s additional complaints, including claims of hidden employment, moral harassment and a breach of the club’s duty of care.
The court further ruled that Mbappe’s fixed-term deal could not be treated as a permanent contract, a finding that reduced the level of compensation available for dismissal and notice-related claims.
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