Overview
- Mbappé’s legal team sought €263 million, including about €55 million he says PSG withheld in final salary and a promised bonus, plus damages tied to contract classification and alleged moral harm.
- PSG countered with a €240 million claim that includes €180 million for a claimed loss of opportunity after Mbappé declined a 2023 transfer, referenced in court as a potential €300 million move to Al-Hilal.
- Lead lawyer Delphine Verheyden argued the proposed contract extension lacked valid homologation and described psychological and media pressure, citing Mbappé’s temporary exclusion from the squad in summer 2023.
- The hearing was described as tense, featured multiple lawyers on each side, and proceeded without Mbappé present.
- Before reaching the labor court, the dispute moved through the French league and federation and even a UEFA process, and Mbappé later left PSG in June 2024 to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.