Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé are engaged in a legal standoff over 55 million euros. After several unfavorable decisions before the Professional Football League (LFP), the Parisian club chose to bring the matter before the executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF), according to information confirmed by RMC Sport. The origin of the dispute dates back to an agreement reached in August 2023 between Mbappé and PSG. Then sidelined for refusing to extend his contract, the striker agreed to waive several bonuses if he left the free club at the end of the season. However, after his free transfer to Real Madrid this summer, Mbappé and his lawyers are contesting the validity of this agreement, demanding payment of 55 million euros. The LFP legal commission initially recommended mediation. Faced with the player's refusal, she then ordered PSG to pay this sum. On appeal, this decision was confirmed in October, but the capital club refused to pay.
Lots of options for PSG
Before a potential appeal by Kylian Mbappé before the industrial tribunal, PSG had at its disposal two final appeals before the football authorities: file a request to raise the dispute before the executive committee of the FFF, then an appeal before an administrative court with a view to conciliation before the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF). The request to the FFF was submitted last week. She “is being processed”and can potentially be refused, AFP indicated. A source close to the club's management recently explained to AFP that PSG would use these remedies “on principle”instead expecting the matter to go before the industrial tribunal in a long-term procedure.
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Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé are engaged in a legal standoff over 55 million euros. After several unfavorable decisions before the Professional Football League, the Parisian club chose to bring the matter before the executive committee of the French Football Federation.
