PSG to proceed to court following the LFP’s decision in favor of Mbappe in the wage dispute

The French football league’s regulatory body (LFP) decided in favor of France captain Kylian Mbappe on Friday, and Paris St-Germain will now take their wage dispute to court.

According to the French media, the 25-year-old, who has not addressed the conflict, is requesting almost 55 million euros ($59.52 million) in pay and bonuses that he believes the club owes him.

In contrast, the Ligue 1 winners claim that Mbappe’s contract was “legally amended” and that he broke his word by leaving the team to sign with Real Madrid, a Spanish powerhouse, during the offseason.

Mbappe turned down the LFP’s offer to resolve the matter, according to PSG last month.

The National Joint Appeals Commission of the LFP heard the parties on October 15 and said on Friday that it had decided in Mbappe’s favor.

“He must receive the wage he is claiming from the club. Although there is no appeal process for this decision, the French Football Federation’s Executive Committee may be consulted,” the LFP informed Reuters.

While attempting to reach a “amicable solution” with Mbappe, who recorded the most goals for the French team during his seven-year tenure in the capital, PSG stated that they would be “forced to bring the case before the competent courts.”

“What is in debate, and will ultimately be heard before an appropriate tribunal, is that the original contract was legally amended in August 2023 relating to the 2024-25 season, and also fully recognized by the player including in January 2024 – until the player then decided to renege all his commitments upon leaving the club,” a spokesperson for PSG said.

As a matter of law and reality, the player has repeatedly made public and private promises that the club merely requests be kept, and during the course of seven years in Paris, the player has been given access to hitherto unheard-of privileges.

“The club hopes these basic commitments will simply be respected, knowing that the club will be forced to have the player’s bad faith judged by the competent courts if the player regrettably seeks to pursue this incomprehensibly damaging dispute, for himself and for French football, further.”

It was not immediately possible to reach Mbappe’s reps for comment.

Mbappe said in January that he and PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi had reached an agreement that would “protect all parties and preserve the club’s serenity for the challenges ahead.”
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