by Kylian Mbappé’s entourage said on Wednesday that it had rejected the offer of the French Football League (LFP) to act as mediator between the captain of the French national team and Paris Saint-Germain in the dispute over unpaid salaries and bonuses for the striker, the club said on Wednesday.
Mbappe claims PSG owes him 55 million euros ($60.6 million), which the 25-year-old was reportedly willing to forgo in August 2023.
The Real Madrid striker has demanded the amount, which includes his signing bonus that he expected in February, his salary for the last three months and an “ethics bonus” for that period.
Lawyers for both parties met early Wednesday after Mbappe, who moved to Madrid this summer, referred his case to the LFP’s legal commission.
The league then proposed mediation.
“The possibility of mediation was mentioned this morning,” Mbappe’s entourage told AFP.
“This option was rejected by the player representative during the meeting.
“Arbitration would be pointless to establish a default that would be evident from a simple analysis of the player’s pay slip,” they added.
PSG had previously welcomed the proposal earlier that day.
“Paris Saint-Germain is very satisfied with today’s two-hour hearing before the Commission,” PSG said.
“The club recalled that the player has repeatedly made public and private commitments that must be respected, given that the club has granted him unprecedented benefits during seven fantastic years in Paris.
“In view of the club’s oral and documented arguments, the Commission insisted on mediation between the parties, which Paris Saint-Germain has been seeking for many months.
“The Commission has now asked the player to consider a mediation procedure,” they added.
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