Kylian Mbappé and PSG, new episode. If the Bondynois now defends the colors of Real Madrid, his story with the capital club is not completely over, at least on the legal level. Indeed, the former Monaco player is now demanding 55 million euros from the reigning French champions. A sum corresponding to the last third of a signing bonus (36 million euros gross) that the player was supposed to receive in February, the last three months of salary provided for in his contract (April, May, June 2024), as well as an “ethical bonus” over these three months. Yes, but here’s the thing, if the legal commission of the LFP recently ruled in favor of Kylian Mbappé in the conflict opposing him to the Rouge et Bleu, the latter clearly do not intend to give in. Through a scathing press release, PSG has made it known that it still does not intend to pay the amount demanded by the French international (86 caps, 48 goals).
PSG refuses to pay
“After hearing the parties’ arguments yesterday, the Commission repeatedly insisted on the need for mediation between Paris Saint-Germain and the player in order to find a compromise in light of PSG’s favourable arguments. This mediation process was refused by the player, contrary to the Commission’s recommendation. As such, and given the limits of the Commission’s legal scope to make a full decision on this matter, the case must now be contested before another jurisdiction, to which Paris Saint-Germain will be happy to present all the facts over the coming months and year. In law and in fact, the player has made clear and repeated public and private commitments that must be respected, having benefited from unprecedented advantages from the Club during 7 years in Paris.”noted, in this regard, the current leader of Ligue 1.
And to conclude with a strong tackle towards his former protégé. “The Club looks forward to these commitments being confirmed in due course in the appropriate forum, should the player seek to pursue this inevitably reputationally damaging matter.”. Engaged in a new standoff with the French striker, PSG believes, at the time of writing, that it is up to the player to take the matter to the industrial tribunal to obtain the money. In addition to the umpteenth disagreement between the 1m78 right-hander and the Parisian team, this conflict then raises a question: what will be the legal consequences of this affair? According to the latest information from RMC Sportthe LFP legal committee reportedly told PSG on Wednesday that it had valid arguments, and that PSG and Mbappé should therefore reach an agreement. However, the committee has no power over the final decision of the new Madrid player, namely finding common ground with the Parisian upper echelons.
A bit of contract law to finish the story…
Therefore, the only possibility offered, to date, to the commission is to determine whether or not there is a contract between PSG and Mbappé. With this in mind and as relayed by The Team In the last few hours, the two clans have been at odds. At PSG, the player’s current request amounts to not respecting the agreement made in August 2023 (Mbappé would have given up part of his bonuses in an agreement made with PSG in August 2023 after being sidelined from the team for a month, editor’s note). For its part, the Mbappé clan considers that this agreement was not signed and is therefore now void. A position that is again very different from that defended by the capital club, believing that this verbal agreement – made in front of numerous witnesses – and Mbappé’s statement on January 3 (“With the agreement I made with the president this summer, whatever my decision, we have managed to protect all parties, to preserve the serenity of the club for the challenges to come, that is the most important thing”editor’s note) adds to its legal value.
Plunged into a new merciless war, PSG and Kylian Mbappé are now preparing to defend their points of view at all costs. One thing is certain, given the Parisian club’s latest media release, the latter has no intention of paying the requested sum. “My client simply wants his work to be paid at this stage, as should be the case for any other player in his situation, and for any employee who has finished his fixed-term contract. Labor law must apply.”explained Delphine Verheyden, the Tricolore’s lawyer, in an interview given to World Wednesday evening, adding that “It is only as a last resort that we would be led to refer the matter to the industrial tribunals and criminal courts, if the players’ rights were not recognised by their League”It remains to be seen whether Kylian Mbappé will seek to reach an agreement with his former club or will ultimately opt for legal action…
