Mbappé Sends Bailiff to PSG Over €5.9m Unpaid Settlement
Kylian Mbappé has escalated his financial dispute with Paris Saint-Germain, sending a bailiff to the club to formally demand the outstanding €5.9 million owed to him by his former employers.
The Ligue 1 giants had previously been ordered by a judge in December 2025 to pay Mbappé a total of €60.9 million, following a contractual settlement. While PSG have already paid €55 million, the remaining €5.9 million—relating to paid leave and accrued interest—is yet to be settled.
The formal demand was issued on Friday, giving PSG an eight-day deadline to clear the balance. Should the club fail to comply within the stipulated period, Mbappé would be entitled to instruct his legal team to initiate court-ordered seizure of funds directly from PSG’s accounts.
The latest development adds another chapter to the increasingly strained relationship between the French superstar and his former club, months after his high-profile departure from Paris.
Away from the legal wrangling, Mbappé has also been dealing with frustration on the pitch following Real Madrid’s 4–2 Champions League defeat to Benfica, a result that complicated Los Blancos’ hopes of finishing in the competition’s top eight.
Speaking after the loss, the France captain delivered a blunt assessment of his team’s performance, questioning their mentality rather than their quality.
“It isn’t about quality, and it isn’t about tactics,” Mbappé said. “It’s about having more desire than your opponent. You could see everything was on the line for Benfica, and you couldn’t see that for us, and that’s a problem.”
He added that Real’s inconsistency is becoming a worrying trend.
“We aren’t being consistent in our play. A team of champions doesn’t do that. We can’t play well one day and not the next.”
Mbappé also lamented Real Madrid’s failure to secure a top-eight finish, which would have reduced their Champions League workload.
“We had a clear goal of finishing in the top eight to have two fewer games and lighten the load, but we started very poorly,” he said. “If they had gone into halftime 5–1 up, it wouldn’t have surprised anyone.”
Real Madrid bounced back domestically with a 2–1 victory over Rayo Vallecano at the weekend, with Mbappé scoring a dramatic 100th-minute penalty to secure all three points. However, the forward admitted the Benfica defeat still “hurts,” as the club now faces additional playoff matches instead of a more relaxed February schedule.
As Mbappé continues to push for the final portion of his settlement from PSG, both his legal battle off the pitch and leadership role at Real Madrid remain firmly in the spotlight.
