French Court Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé €60m in Unpaid Wages, Bonuses

French Court Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé €60m in Unpaid Wages, Bonuses

A French court has ordered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to pay former star striker Kylian Mbappe €60 million (£52.5 million) in outstanding wages and bonuses, bringing partial closure to a prolonged legal dispute between the player and the club.

The ruling, delivered by a Paris labour court, followed Mbappe’s claim for €263 million over alleged contract breaches and mistreatment, while PSG had filed a counter-claim of €240 million against the France captain.

In its decision, the court held that PSG failed to pay three months of Mbappe’s salary between April and June 2024, in addition to contractual signing and ethics bonuses, awarding the 26-year-old forward slightly more than one-fifth of the amount he originally sought.

Most of the compensation relates to bonuses rather than basic salary, according to sources close to the case. In May, €55 million in PSG’s accounts had been frozen at the request of Mbappe’s legal team pending the court’s ruling.

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“We are satisfied with this ruling. This is what you could expect when salaries went unpaid,” Mbappe’s lawyer, Frédérique Cassereau, said, adding that the judgment reaffirmed that labour law applies equally in professional football.

PSG said it would comply with the ruling but reserved the right to appeal, insisting it had acted in good faith throughout the dispute. The club also reiterated its claim for compensation over Mbappe’s failed €300 million transfer to Saudi club Al-Hilal in 2023, before the forward eventually joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2024.

The legal battle stemmed from Mbappe’s refusal to extend his PSG contract and his decision to reject a move to the Saudi Pro League, which strained relations with the French champions. The dispute saw Mbappe sidelined during part of the 2023-24 season, a move PSG said followed an agreement to waive certain end-of-contract payments — a claim strongly denied by the player’s representatives.

Mbappe spent seven seasons at PSG between 2017 and 2024, winning 15 trophies and becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer with 256 goals in 308 appearances, including 44 goals in his final season.

The ruling marks a significant moment in one of football’s most high-profile contract disputes, underlining the legal obligations clubs face in player compensation agreements.

French Court Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé €60m in Unpaid Wages, Bonuses