A Paris labour court has mandated Paris St Germain (PSG) to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros ($70.6 million) in unpaid salary and bonuses, concluding one of the most contentious financial disputes in French football.
According to a report from Global Banking and Finance Review, which sourced a Reuters article, a Paris labour court on Tuesday ordered French club Paris St Germain (PSG) to pay star forward Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros ($70.6 million) in unpaid salary and bonuses.
This ruling, issued on December 16, brought a partial end to what has been described as one of the most acrimonious disputes in recent French football history.
The judgment followed months of sustained legal wrangling. The France striker initiated the court action over earnings he maintained were withheld by PSG for the months of April, May, and June 2024.
This period immediately preceded his departure from the club on a free transfer, when he subsequently joined Real Madrid.
The court explicitly found that PSG had failed in its obligation to pay three months of the striker’s salary, alongside an associated ethics bonus and a signing bonus due under the terms of his professional employment contract.
The court’s decision highlighted that the club had not produced any written agreement showing Mbappe had waived his legal entitlement to these funds.
Furthermore, the judges noted that these sums had already been formally recognised as due by two prior decisions issued by the French Professional Football League (LFP) in September and October 2024, lending weight to Mbappe’s claim.
Mbappe’s legal representative, Frederique Cassereau, commented on the favourable outcome for her client, stating: “We are satisfied with the ruling. This is what you could expect when salaries went unpaid.”
The ordered payment of 60 million euros is equivalent to $70.6 million, utilizing the provided exchange rate of $1 = 0.8502 euros. The ruling officially resolves the prolonged financial tension between the club and its former prolific goal-scorer.