Kylian Mbappe and PSG face Court clash over unpaid wages

Kylian Mbappe and PSG face Court clash over unpaid wages

New Delhi: A court battle between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is imminent after the Ligue 1 team declined to pay the French player’s outstanding salaries. After spending seven years at PSG, Mbappé, who just completed a high-profile free move to Real Madrid, has accused the team of denying him two months’ income and a third of the loyalty bonus he was due.

Rapid escalation of the conflict has led Mbappé to formally complain to the French Commission, requesting their intervention. Representatives from Mbappe and PSG met in Paris on Wednesday to talk about the issue, but the discussion came to a standstill. In an unexpected move, PSG rejected Mbappé’s claim and stated that it would pursue additional legal action if the player refused to accept a settlement.

What next for PSG and Kylian Mbappe?

🚨BREAKING: France Football Federation has REJECTED PSG’s appeal.

They will have to pay Kylian Mbappé €55 million in unpaid salary & bonuses. @lequipe pic.twitter.com/YqnqnIhQHd

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) November 22, 2024

PSG informed Reuters that the player, who has been given unheard-of advantages by the club over the course of seven years in Paris, has made explicit, repeated public and private agreements that must be honored as a matter of law and fact. According to reports, PSG’s decision stems from the fact that Mbappé benefited greatly from his time with the team, which they feel supports their position.

In a statement outlining their stance, the club emphasized that their choice was founded on what they believe to be a reasonable distribution of the player’s total remuneration package. As a 2018 FIFA World Cup winner and one of the biggest talents in football, Mbappé’s free transfer to Real Madrid is considered by many to be one of the biggest transactions in football history.

However, this financial issue has tarnished his departure from PSG, the club where he became internationally famous, adding a bad flavor to an otherwise remarkable chapter in his career. The world of football attentively monitors the situation as it develops because this legal dispute between a major international player and one of the greatest clubs in Europe is probably going to establish important precedents in the game.

 Following his free move to Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé’s seven-year relationship with PSG came to a painful end when the club refused to pay his salary, which is likely to lead to legal action.  Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today