Mbappé set for legal showdown with former club PSG
Kylian Mbappé's entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league's (LFP) offer to act as a mediator between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses for the striker. Mbappé claims PSG owe him US$60 million, which the Parisians say the 25-year-old had agreed to waive in August 2023. The Real Madrid forward has demanded the sum, which includes a signing bonus he was expecting to receive in February, the three final months of his salary, as well as an "ethical bonus" covering the period. Lawyers representing the two parties met early on Wednesday after Mbappé, who joined Madrid this summer, had referred his case to the LFP's legal committee. The league then offered to mediate. "The eventuality of a mediation was mentioned this morning," Mbappé's entourage said in a statement. "This possibility was rejected during the meeting by the player's representative," it added. "A mediation would be useless to establish a lack of payment that can be seen from a simple analysis of the player's payslip." The LFP said it would notify Mbappé and PSG of its decision in the case on Friday. Earlier in the day, PSG had welcomed the proposition. (AFP)