Mbappe is claiming a debt of €55m from PSG
According to ‘Le Monde’, Kylian Mbappe has contacted the legal committee of Ligue 1 and UEFA to claim a debt of 55 million euros from Paris Saint-Germain. This money corresponds to his last three months’ salary and part of his loyalty bonus.
Although Kylian Mbappe tried hard to leave Paris Saint-Germain on the best possible terms, the war between the forward and the Parisian club’s board is still raging. On Tuesday, ‘Le Monde’ published that the club have a significant debt with the player that could cost them even more.
According to the French daily, Kylian Mbappe’s inner circle have contacted the legal department of the French Professional Football League and UEFA to claim up to €55 million in unpaid debts from PSG.
Before reaching this point, the striker had already sent a demand to the club’s board and a negotiation process had been opened. The total debt would have been as high as €100m, but Mbappe’s current claim stands at almost €55m gross.
A sum that would correspond to the last three months of the Parisian’s salary at the Parc des Princes and the loyalty bonus. He would also be owed part of the signing bonus, prorated after his renewal in 2022.
The conflict comes because, at the time, Mbappe and PSG reached a pact to waive part of the bonuses that corresponded to him. However, the agreement was only verbal and once the club learned that the forward would play for Real Madrid, hostilities began.
According to ‘L’Equipe’ in June, when the first complaints were made, the club claimed that the Frenchman had agreed to forgo 80 million euros in salary and loyalty bonuses, but the poor relationship between the parties prevented that conversation from being put down on paper.
Al-Khelaifi wanted Real Madrid to pay part of those debts by giving a percentage of the signing bonus to PSG, but Los Blancos never considered this as an option. It was at that point that PSG stopped paying what was due, sticking to the verbal agreement they reached with the player when he had just renewed.
The dispute has now reached UEFA and Ligue 1. PSG now risk serious sanctions if they are found to have failed to pay a player. The LFP could see PSG banned from registering new signings, and UEFA could also rule the Parisian club out of European competitions.
