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. On Thursday, his representatives organized a press conference to explain their intention to “go on the attack”. With various procedures. These comments were relayed by RMC Sport.
“Me Verheyden:
”We chose to remain very discreet. But as the months went by, the case became complex. And as the months go by, Kylian Mbappé still hasn’t been paid the 55 million euros he was owed at the time of his departure. A decision has been taken to go on the attack. This means putting together a team of specialists in employment law, civil procedure, arbitration and criminal law.
The Disciplinary Committee must sanction the club. It did not do so on the basis of a legal action launched by the club at the very last minute. So last-minute, in fact, that my client was not informed of this procedure.
If a club owes money to an employee, he cannot receive his license to take part in the Champions League in the year following the analysis of his case.
Me Thomas Clay:
”This morning we seized PSG’s bank accounts. They have been seized for 55 million euros. It’s a precautionary seizure that forms part of the legal proceedings that PSG itself has launched against the LFP and Kylian Mbappé.
We believe that the decision of the Commission Supérieure d’Appel is illegal, so we have referred it to the Minister of Sports, who has the power to refer the matter to the administrative court for a re-judgment of a decision that is blatantly contrary to the law. In the hope that the administrative court will ask the Disciplinary Committee to rule again on the sanction that PSG risks.”
“The loft, the digital army have a prejudice…”
Frédérique Cassereau:
We’ll be going to the industrial tribunal. The industrial tribunal will be very interested to know about the PSG codes, which are contrary to employment law. No contract, no charges, no final salary. The loft, the digital army have a prejudice…”
“I was very struck to see, hear and read that Kylian Mbappé used the word ‘suffering’.”
Pierre-Olivier Sur:
“I was very struck to see, hear and read that Kylian Mbappé used the word ‘suffering’. He didn’t use it for himself, but for those close to him. This word has a judicial echo: criminal. By taking the matter to the criminal courts, as we did yesterday, we want to send out a strong signal that “enough is enough”.
We’re not touching image, reputation or honor. We’ll stop throwing buckets of vomit at each other in the press and on social networks. And especially on their families.
Yesterday, I made an appointment with the doyenne des juges d’instructions (senior examining magistrate) of the Paris judicial court, and filed two complaints with her: one concerning comments made on Facebook, the other on Twitter. We are preparing another which will be filed next week. It’s all about attacking this virality of insult and defamation, which knows no bounds.”
After a period of calm on this issue, which could almost have raised hopes that discussions would lead to a resolution without further tensions. But that’s clearly something to forget. Instead, the Mbappé clan is stepping up the offensive, with several angles of attack and strong words.
We can’t say where this might lead, as legal matters aren’t our speciality and we don’t have all the facts. We simply like to point out that a case like this can never be judged on the basis of a single version of the story. PSG and the various parties involved probably didn’t act randomly.
But disagreement is possible, and the desire to move forward in this obviously complex case is understandable. In any case, there will clearly be a follow-up. It should be remembered that PSG, according to many media reports, has already budgeted for the 55 million euros should it be obliged to pay them.
This is not yet the outcome. We’re waiting for PSG’s possible reaction and the outcome of all these procedures. It could still take some time. Unfortunately, the story between Mbappé and Paris isn’t quite over yet, although we’d like to forget about it and concentrate on the good times the club is having.
