Kylian Mbappé, the 26-year-old France forward, is now at Real Madrid following his departure from Paris Saint-Germain. But not everything has yet been settled between the player and the club where he spent 7 years. The French international is in financial dispute with Paris over unpaid wages and bonuses, despite PSG’s belief that an agreement had been reached. Recently, his lawyers announced an offensive with several procedures launched and PSG responded. This was followed by a complaint for moral harassment launched by his entourage. On Monday evening, L’Equipe reported that the complaint had been withdrawn.
“However, they are maintaining their action against PSG before the Prud’hommes industrial tribunal.
“According to our information, Kylian Mbappé’s lawyers withdrew on Monday their complaint against X for moral harassment and attempted extortion of a signature, filed on May 16, which led to the opening of a judicial investigation by the Paris public prosecutor’s office on June 24 and the referral of the case to two investigating judges.
The Real Madrid striker and his entourage are determined to calm things down on the legal front and concentrate exclusively on the sporting front. However, they are maintaining their legal action against PSG before the Prud’hommes (industrial tribunal) in order to recover the €55m in unpaid wages and bonuses corresponding to the last months of his contract with the capital club.”
This change of heart may come as a surprise, given that the harassment complaint was not launched at random. Was it simply for fear of failure? For the player’s image, which had already taken a battering of late? To concentrate on the procedure launched to recover 55 million euros? It’s all very vague, so let’s hope Mbappé or those close to him explain their decision soon.
In any case, less surprisingly, there’s a new legal episode surrounding a major sporting event for Mbappé. This time, it’s his reunion with PSG. Perhaps this is an attempt to ease tensions a little, even if it won’t be enough. Of course, we’ll be concentrating on the pitch, which remains the most important and tangible thing. Of course, we’re hoping for a Parisian victory on Wednesday. A legal victory would also be welcome.
