Kylian Mbappé’s long-running legal dispute with Paris Saint-Germain received a ruling from a Paris labor court on Tuesday, awarding the Frenchman a massive payout from his former club.
The Conseil de prud-hommes de Paris has ordered PSG to pay Mbappé more than €60 million ($70 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses. Mbappé left the French club in the summer of 2024, joining Real Madrid on a free transfer after allowing his PSG contract to expire.
Initially lawyers operating for Mbappé demanded more than $300 million from PSG. In turn the French club asked for more than $500 million from Mbappé, citing damages after their star player left on a free.
Tuesday’s news is a major victory for Mbappé, who was once the crowning jewel of the PSG project. However it is unlikely that this latest decision will truly be decisive, with PSG still able to appeal it in the courts.
Speaking on Tuesday, Mbappé’s representatives said that the ruling “confirms that commitments must be honored. It restores a simple truth: Even in the professional football industry labor law applies to everyone.”
“Mbappé scrupulously fulfilled his sporting and contractual obligations for seven years and right up to the final day,” the statement continued. “He did everything possible to avoid litigation, even going so far as to withdraw a harassment complaint in a spirit of conciliation. In total, he had been seeking payment of his salaries and bonuses for more than 18 months.”