Kylian Mbappé, the superstar footballer at Real Madrid, is seeking around €240 million ($279 million) from Paris Saint-Germain in a lawsuit that further illustrates the damaged relationship with his former club, according to people familiar with the matter.
At a Paris employment tribunal on Monday, the player’s lawyers are due to argue that he is owed the vast sum over the way he was treated toward the end of his tenure at the club. Mbappé’s relationship with PSG began to sour in 2023 after he told the club he wouldn’t extend his contract. He turned down down a move to Saudi Arabia, which would have netted the French team €300 million, before eventually signing for Real Madrid on a free transfer.
PSG has counter-sued for €180 million, according to one of the people, who asked not to be named discussing private information. PSG’s counter-claim is to partially compensate the French champions for missing out on the bumper transfer offer for Mbappé from Saudi Arabia.
A letter seen by Bloomberg shows that Al Hilal offered €300 million for the player in July 2023, however Mbappe turned the move down. PSG argued as part of at a separate May 2025 hearing that the fall-out from its disagreement with Mbappé made it impossible to sell him for a transfer of “at least €180 million,” according to court documents, which they reckoned was his market value at the time.
PSG declined to comment while representatives for Mbappé declined to immediately comment. PSG has previously said that it hoped an amicable solution can be found.
The full legal arguments behind both sides’ demands haven’t been made public. The hearing may yet be delayed as often happens in France when one side isn’t ready to plead.
While the amount Mbappé is seeking is extraordinary, his demands will revolve around regular workers’ rights. He is due to ask judges to rule that he should benefit from the rulebook that applies to a French staffer with a permanent contract, rather than one with a fixed-term deal.
Mbappé left Qatari-backed Paris Saint-Germain in 2024 after having failed to conquer the Champions League — losing once in a final — during his seven-year spell there. A year after his departure, the French capital’s main club then went onto win its first ever Champions League trophy by beating Italy’s Inter Milan.
(Reporting by Gaspard Sebag and David Hellier)
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