A Paris labor court ordered this Tuesday (16) that PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) pay Kylian Mbappé 60 million euros (R$380.5 million) in unpaid salaries and bonuses, thus partially putting an end to one of the fiercest conflicts in French football.
The court ruling comes after months of legal battles, after the French striker took PSG to court over wages he claims were withheld for April, May and June 2024, shortly before his free transfer to Real Madrid.
“We are satisfied with the decision. This is what one would expect when salaries have not been paid,” said Frédérique Cassereau, Mbappé’s lawyer.
The court found that PSG had not paid three months of Mbappé’s salary, an ethics bonus and a signing bonus due under his employment contract.
These sums were recognized as due by two decisions of the LFP, in September and October 2024, and the judges found that PSG had not presented any written agreement proving that Mbappé had waived his rights.
The judges rejected PSG’s arguments that Mbappé should forfeit all unpaid wages, but also rejected several additional allegations from the player, including accusations of concealed work, intimidation and violation of the employer’s duty of security.
The court did not consider Mbappé’s fixed-term contract as an indefinite contract, a decision which limited the amount of possible compensation linked to dismissal and notice.
“This ruling confirms that commitments made must be honored. It reaffirms a simple truth: even in professional football, labor legislation applies to everyone,” Mbappé’s legal team said in a statement.
“Mr. Mbappé, in turn, scrupulously fulfilled his sporting and contractual obligations for seven years, until the last day.”
PSG argued that Mbappé had acted unfairly by hiding his intention not to renew his contract for almost a year, preventing the club from obtaining a transfer fee similar to the 180 million euros (1.14 billion reais) paid to sign him from Monaco in 2017.
Mbappé’s representatives said the dispute concerned the strict application of French labor law and unpaid remuneration, not transfer policy.
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