Details of PSG and Kylian Mbappé’s ugly divorce revealed | OneFootball

In February, Kylian Mbappé (25) confirmed to the president of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract on the 1st of July to join Real Madrid.

It was a decision that has allegedly been at the heartbeat of a conflict between the two men in the following months, with Info Blast alleging that the club stopped all payments to the player from February. On the 21st of June, L’Équipe reported that Mbappé had contacted the club through his lawyers demanding payment for missed wages and bonuses, including a loyalty bonus.

According to the French outlet, PSG do not agree with the France captain’s assessment of the situation and would like for the forward to pay back the €80 million bonus they paid to him in October. They believe that Mbappé agreed to give up some of his wages and forgo his bonuses last summer when he and the club came to a gentleman’s agreement – although nothing was ever signed and no contract specifying these terms was ratified.

The decision to pay him in October was reportedly under the belief that Real Madrid would foot the bill. However, Real Madrid had no awareness of this plan and had no intention of providing PSG with a single euro for a player they have long pursued in competition with the French champions.

PSG contacted Info Blast and stated, “The player pledged to protect the club upon his departure, firstly giving assurances that he would not leave on a ‘free transfer’ and then if his departure was ultimately a free transfer, agreeing not to leave “for free” (in other words, giving up certain financial rights), which is what some recent holdbacks relate to.”

GFFN | Nick Hartland