Kylian Mbappé ups PSG compensation claims to $300M - ESPN

The legal dispute between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé escalated on Monday with both sides making colossal financial demands.

The France star forward and his former club are at odds over alleged unpaid wages, and the financial dispute was examined by an industrial court.

Mbappé, who did not attend the hearing, previously claimed he was owed €55 million ($63 million) by the reigning European champion. He now demands more than €260 million ($301 million) from the club, arguing that PSG owes him that money because his fixed-term contract should be reclassified as a permanent one. Such a reclassification would trigger compensation for unfair dismissal, unpaid wages, bonuses, and severance.

He also claims damages for moral harassment, undeclared work, and breaches of PSG's duty of good faith and safety toward him.

«Kylian Mbappé is not asking for anything beyond what the law provides; he is simply seeking the enforcement of his legal rights, as any employee would,» the player's advisers said in a statement.

PSG, meanwhile, is seeking a total of €440 million ($510 million) from the striker including €180 million ($208 million) for a «loss of opportunity» to complete his transfer since he left as a free agent after he declined a €300 million ($348 million) offer from Saudi club Al Hilal in July 2023.

PSG said in a statement it also wants compensation for breaches of good faith in both negotiations and contract performance, as well as reputational and image damage.

A decision from the court is expected next month.

PSG argued that when Mbappé was sidelined before the 2023-24 season — following his decision not to extend his contract — there was a verbal agreement with him opting to relinquish bonuses in order to return