Frenchman Kylian Mbappé continues his legal saga with the capital club and PSG could lose big if the facts are proven.
Frenchman Kylian Mbappé is launching the second phase of the legal tab in his dispute with his former club to claim the 55 million euros unpaid by PSG. With no news from the club, the Frenchman has contacted the legal committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) and UEFA according to Le Monde. This amount includes the last third of a signing bonus (36 million euros gross) that the player was supposed to receive in February, the last three months of salary provided for in his contract (April, May, June), as well as an “ethical bonus” for these three months as well. This legal action comes after the player formally notified the club a few months ago.
Contacted by Franceinfo, PSG assures that it has received “no notification” from the two French authorities and “wishes not to make any comment on the ongoing discussions, which have been taking place constructively for many months. The club continues to respectfully engage on the subject.”
What PSG risks
If the situation does not change again, the Real Madrid striker could take the matter to the industrial tribunal. And if, really only if, the accusations prove to be founded, PSG risks heavy sanctions with a recruitment ban and a challenge to its UEFA club license, a certificate that confirms that a club meets the minimum criteria to access competitions and is necessary to play an official match organized by the body. The Champions League could therefore be compromised for the capital club…