Mbappé wins landmark case, PSG to pay over €61m | OneFootball

This Tuesday morning, the verdict was delivered in the trial between Kylian Mbappé and PSG, who have been in conflict for almost three years. Ultimately, the ruling was in favor of the Real Madrid footballer, who is to receive no less than 61 million euros from his former club.

Initially, the player requested 263 million and for his contract to be changed from temporary to permanent while he remained with the team, which counter-sued him for 440 million euros, claiming he acted "disloyally" and committed "serious breaches" amid his decision not to renew and his declaration that he wanted to leave to fulfill his dream of playing for the Merengue.

Despite the club's arguments, the court ruled in favor of Mbappé, and even the French Labor Rights Tribunal sided with him. However, it is estimated that the dispute will continue next year, and they will attempt to exhaust all legal avenues.

The issue began at the start of the 23/23 season after the world champion forward was sidelined from the first team for refusing to renew his contract, which did not sit well with the management of the capital club that wanted to make money from a possible sale of the player. In August 2023, he was reinstated to the group, but in February 2024, he declared his intention to leave for Real Madrid, which ultimately happened.

The main reason cited by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of the institution, is that in that August, there was a verbal agreement for Mbappé to reduce his salary in exchange for leaving freely, something the player himself categorically denied, which also favored him in the final decision of the court, which found that there was nothing signed between the parties to ensure such a commitment.

"We have been claiming the payment of the salaries owed to him for 18 months, and that is what we have obtained," declared the forward's lawyer, Delphine Verheyden. In this way, he won a historic trial that will nevertheless continue next year.

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