Paris Saint-Germain have been instructed by a Paris labour tribunal to pay more than €60 million to Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses from the final months of his contract in 2024.
While the decision represents a major win for the Real Madrid forward, PSG have made it clear the story may not end here: the club say they will execute the ruling immediately, but are not ruling out an appeal as the fallout from Mbappé’s exit continues to echo long after his move to Spain.
A decisive legal moment in a long-running feud
The Mbappé–PSG split was never going to be a quiet goodbye. Once it became obvious the French captain would not extend his deal, the relationship turned tense — and by the spring of 2024, it had become openly confrontational.
This week’s ruling marks the most significant judicial step yet: Mbappé argued he was wrongfully deprived of key payments tied to his contract’s final stretch, and the tribunal sided with him on the core financial claims.
For Real Madrid, the case does not change anything on the pitch — but it does reinforce a key point: Mbappé’s transition to the Bernabéu is no longer just a football story. It has become one of the most high-profile contractual disputes involving a modern superstar.
What PSG must pay: wages, bonuses, and added compensation
The judgment covers several categories tied to Mbappé’s final months in Paris, including:
- Unpaid salary for April, May, and June 2024
- Bonuses withheld during the same period
- Additional amounts linked to those sums (such as paid leave/holiday pay components)
Reports around the decision describe a breakdown that includes the final portion of a signing-related bonus, the three months of wages, and an “ethics” bonus — a clause commonly used in elite contracts to reward professionalism and adherence to club standards.
The headline figure: over €60m in total.
PSG’s response: pay now, argue later?
PSG’s statement after the ruling struck two notes at once:
- Compliance — the club says it will pay the amount as required.
- Defiance — they also “reserve the right to appeal,” maintaining they acted with “good faith and integrity” throughout the dispute.
In other words: Mbappé has won the round that matters most right now, but PSG are leaving the door open to fight on in the next legal stage.
What this means for Real Madrid and Mbappé
From a Madrid perspective, the key takeaway is simple: Mbappé can continue focusing on football while the legal mechanics play out off the pitch.
If PSG choose to appeal, the process could extend the saga — but the tribunal’s decision strengthens Mbappé’s position and publicly validates the central argument from his side: that contractual obligations do not disappear because a relationship turns sour.
For Mbappé personally, it is also a reputational win. PSG’s public messaging painted the dispute as a question of loyalty and “bad faith,” yet the ruling has placed the financial facts front and centre — wages and bonuses that a court judged should have been paid.