Madrid striker ‘claiming £47m in unpaid PSG wages’

Kylian Mbappe is pursuing former club Paris St-Germain for £47 million in unpaid wages and bonuses and has referred the dispute to Uefa, according to a report.

France captain Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid in June after his PSG contract expired, is owed the total for the final three months of his deal with the reigning French champions and part of a signing bonus he was expecting to receive in February, Le Monde has said.

The outlet reported that Mbappe initially filed his complaint with the legal committee of the French Professional Football League (LFP), citing article 259 of France’s professional football charter, which states that wages must be paid to contracted players by the last day of each month.

Paris’ 256-goal all-time record scorer is now said to have also raised the claim with the governing body for European football.

MERCI. 🔴🔵 @PSG_inside pic.twitter.com/t0cL2wPpjX

— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) May 10, 2024

Kylian Mbappe: PSG ‘trust’

The 25-year-old’s mother, Fayza Lamari, said last month that Mbappe would “of course” be willing to take PSG to court over the money he is said to be seeking “if we have no other choice”.

“I really hope that the contract we signed two years ago is respected,” Lamari told Le Parisien, via Diario AS. “Let’s stop saying that Kylian said or didn’t say, he did this or didn’t do that… in reality, no-one can say what happened – neither me nor PSG’s representatives.

“For two years, Kylian and the [club] president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi] always met alone, apart from once. And all that has not stopped Kylian from playing since the announcement [made by Mbappe to PSG of his departure] was made in February.

“It is now in the hands of Kylian’s representatives but I trust PSG to get things back to normal very quickly. We just received a letter… decisions will be made.”

Primer tituló con el mejor club del mundo !!!! Vamos por más !!!!
¡HalaMadrid! 🤍🤍🤍 @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/ruksazaB8U

— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) August 14, 2024

Lamari likened Mbappe’s exit after seven years at the club to a divorce. “Sometimes, when you separate, you have to decide who gets the TV, who gets the furniture or the car,” she said.

“That’s where we are. I hope that all this does not tarnish everything we have been through, that we do not leave it like this. As in a couple, once again, everything is never rosy. There are ups and downs. But in six months, things will be better.”

Mbappe Madrid record

Mbappe scored Madrid’s second goal in their 2-0 Super Cup win over Italian opponents Atalanta on his debut in Warsaw on August 14.

He played throughout their 1-1 draw at Mallorca in their La Liga opener two days ago and is likely to start again when they host Valladolid in the league on Sunday (4pm BST).