Paris Saint-Germain have been ordered to pay the Real Madrid superstar his unpaid wages and bonuses.
Published December 16, 2025
The Paris Labor Court has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé 60 million euros ($70.6 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses, partially ending one of French soccer’s most bitter disputes.
Tuesday’s ruling came after months of legal battle after the French striker took PSG to court, claiming that his income for April, May and June 2024 was withheld shortly before he left the Ligue 1 club to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.
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“We are satisfied with the verdict. This is to be expected when salaries are owed,” Mbappe’s lawyer Frederic Casserault told reporters.
The court found that PSG had not paid Mbappe three months’ salary, ethics bonus and contract bonus due to him under his employment contract.
These amounts were found to be payable by two decisions of the French Professional Football League in September and October 2024, with the judges stating that PSG had not submitted a written agreement showing that Mbappé had waived his eligibility.
The judges rejected PSG’s argument that Mbappe should be forfeited all unpaid wages, but also dismissed several of the player’s additional claims, including allegations of concealment of work, moral harassment and breach of employer safety obligations.
The court did not treat Mbappé’s fixed-term contract as a permanent contract, limiting the amount of potential compensation related to redundancy and termination notice.
“Labor laws apply to everyone”
“This judgment confirms that promises made must be kept. It restores the simple truth that labor laws apply to everyone, even in professional football,” Mbappe’s lawyers said in a statement.
“Mr. Mbappe strictly respected his sporting and contractual obligations for seven years until the final day.”
PSG hid Mbappé’s intention not to renew his contract for nearly a year, claiming it was an act of dishonesty that prevented him from receiving a transfer fee comparable to the 180 million euros (about $212 million) he paid when he signed with AS Monaco in 2017.
Mr Mbappé’s representatives said the dispute was not about transfer policy, but about the strict application of French labor law and unpaid compensation.
