A labor tribunal in Paris has instructed Paris St-Germain to hand former forward Kylian Mbappe a total of 60 million euros (£52.5m) following a disagreement over remuneration.
A labor tribunal in Paris has instructed Paris St-Germain to hand former forward Kylian Mbappe a total of 60 million euros (£52.5m) following a disagreement over remuneration.
The France international had originally asked for 263m euros (£231.5m) after taking the long-running case to court in November, while PSG responded by launching a counterclaim worth 240m euros (£211m).
Judges concluded that the club breached its obligations by withholding three months of earnings between April and June 2024, along with payments linked to ethics and a signing agreement.
Mbappe, now 26 and playing for Real Madrid, had argued for a nine-figure sum that included 55 million euros (£46.3 million) in outstanding wages, plus compensation linked to a contractual clash and alleged poor treatment.
The court rejected most of those demands, awarding only the amounts directly connected to unpaid salary and bonuses.
His lawyer, Frederique Cassereau, welcomed the outcome, saying the verdict reflected the failure to meet wage commitments.
PSG had sought damages tied to Mbappe’s aborted 300 million euro move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal in 2023, a transfer that never took place.
After declining a Saudi switch and choosing not to renew his contract, Mbappe eventually joined Real Madrid on a free transfer the following summer, deepening tensions with his former employers.
During the dispute, he was left out of a pre-season tour in Asia and did not feature in PSG’s opening game of the 2023-24 season before later returning to the squad, a move the club said followed an understanding to waive certain end-of-deal payments — a claim his camp later dismissed.
PSG also alleged that the forward acted without loyalty by hiding his intention not to extend his deal for almost a year, arguing that this caused serious financial harm.
Mbappe rejected those accusations, with his representatives calling them unrealistic during the November proceedings.
His time in Paris lasted from 2017 to 2024, beginning with a loan from Monaco and later becoming permanent, during which he collected 15 trophies and established himself as the club’s top scorer with 256 goals in 308 appearances, including 44 strikes in 48 outings in his final campaign.
