Latest reports from France say Paris St-Germain have been ordered to pay their former striker now plying his trade Real Madrid in Spain, Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.
Mbappe had gone to a Paris labour court seeking 263m euros (£231.5m) from his former club.
On their own, the European champions had also counter sued the France captain for 240m euros (£211m).
Mbappe’s claim included 55m euros (£46.3m) in unpaid wages, as damages in response to a contract dispute and ill-treatment by the club.
However, in the ruling, the Real Madrid forward was awarded a fraction of that amount, with the court recognising that PSG had failed to pay three months of his salary between April and June 2024 as well as an ethics bonus and a signing bonus under his contract.
Reacting, the Striker’s, lawyer Frederique Cassereau said, “We are satisfied with this ruling. This is what you could expect when salaries went unpaid.
“This judgement confirms that commitments entered into must be honoured. It restores a simple truth: even in the professional football industry, labour law applies to everyone.
“Mr Mbappe, for his part, scrupulously respected his sporting and contractual obligations for seven years, right up to the final day.”
PSG on their own had been seeking compensation for Mbappe’s failed 300m euros transfer to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in 2023 that resulted in his joining the Spanish giants in a free transfer deal.
