French Labour Court Orders PSG to Pay Kylian Mbappe €61 Million in Back Wages
Paris Saint-Germain has been ordered by a French labour court to pay former forward Kylian Mbappe up to 61 million euros ($71.8 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses.
Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid in June 2024 after seven seasons with PSG, had initially claimed over 260 million euros from his former club. PSG, meanwhile, demanded 440 million euros from the France captain.
The court dismissed Mbappe’s argument that the club applied the wrong legal classification to his contract. The awarded sum includes 55 million euros in unpaid salary and roughly six million euros in holiday pay.
PSG has yet to comment on whether it will appeal the decision. Mbappe’s lawyers said they were “satisfied with the decision given by the labour court,” adding that it “re-establishes a simple truth — even in the professional football industry, labour laws apply to everyone.”
The dispute partly relates to a failed 300-million-euro transfer to Saudi club Al Hilal in June 2023, which Mbappe refused. He later left PSG on a free transfer when his contract expired the following summer.
Mbappe filed a complaint in June over how he was treated by PSG during the 2023-24 season, claiming he was sidelined and made to train with players the club sought to offload after he declined a new contract. He missed the club’s 2023 pre-season tour of Asia and the first match of that season but was later reinstated following talks with the club.
During his time at PSG, Mbappe scored 256 goals in 308 appearances. He now plays for Real Madrid, reportedly earning 30 million euros annually. PSG won their first Champions League title last season after his departure.
