French Striker Kylian Mbappe has rejected a mediation offer by the French league’s legal commission over his unpaid wages and bonuses after a meeting in Paris between his representatives and Paris Saint-Germain officials on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Real Madrid forward is demanding around €55 million, which he claimed to be owed by PSG despite the French champions proposing that Mbappe has agreed to waive the money in August 2023.
Mbappe, who is PSG’s all-time leading scorer, is said to be owed money, which has been identified as a signing bonus he was expecting to be paid in February, his final three months salary, and an “ethical payment” covering the said period.
During the dispute, PSG have claimed that Mbappe’s lawyers sent a letter giving up his right to the payment, if he was allowed to return to the first team, before leaving the club on a free transfer.
However, Mbappe’s entourage turned down the French League’s mediation attempt in a statement issued to AFP on Wednesday. They said: “The eventuality of a mediation was mentioned this morning. This possibility was rejected during the meeting by the player’s representative. A mediation would be useless so to record a lack of payment would be seen from a simple analysis of the player’s payslip.”
Earlier on Wednesday, PSG had welcomed the proposition in a statement, which read: “Paris Saint-Germain is very pleased with today’s two-hour hearing before the commission,” PSG said.
“The club recalled that the player has made clear repeated public and private commitments that must be respected, having been afforded unprecedented benefits by the club over seven fantastic years in Paris.
“In the light of the club’s oral and documented arguments, the commission insisted on mediation between the parties, which Paris Saint-Germain has been seeking for many months.”
The LFP told AFP it would notify Mbappe and PSG of its decision in the case on Friday.
