Even after a major legal victory, relief sometimes gives way to settling budgetary scores. Kylian Mbappé thought he was turning the page on his heavy and publicized conflict with Paris Saint-Germain following his victory before the industrial tribunal. However, a new contentious chapter has discreetly opened in the shadows of the courtrooms, this time pitting the French attacker against the architects of his own legal success.
According to information revealed by L’Informé, the captain of the Blues formally contested the fees claimed by three of his lawyers mobilized to defend his interests. In order to bring the Parisian club to its knees, the Real Madrid star surrounded himself with a group of renowned lawyers – Me Pierre-Olivier Sur, Me Thomas Clay and Me Frédérique Cassereau – who came to support his usual counsel, Me Delphine Verheyden.
The strategy adopted consisted of putting maximum pressure, bringing the financial demands up to 263 million euros through accusations of “concealed work” and “moral harassment”. If the procedure resulted in a convincing success – obtaining 55 million euros in unpaid salaries and bonuses, supplemented by paid leave and interest for a total of 62.5 million euros – the discrepancy with the initial claims and certain setbacks fueled the tension. Thus, the cancellation of precautionary bank seizures resulted in the attacker being ordered to pay 60,000 euros in damages to PSG.
“They may have pushed the envelope”
Considering the note disproportionate to the results actually consolidated, the Mbappé clan contacted the President of Paris to contest the final invoice. A source close to the matter considers that“they went a little hard on the fees”, adding: “It is common to adapt their amount to the economic capacities of the client (…) but here they perhaps pushed the envelope, for a result which was not staggering. »
A settlement agreement satisfactory to both parties was finally reached during the summer, closing this financial dispute amicably. “It’s a transaction that satisfies everyone, as always in a transaction”confided Me Pierre-Olivier Sur to L’Informé, recalling the essentials: “He asked for 55 million and had failed for two years. We got him 62.5 million euros. »
