Star striker Kylian Mbappe has sued his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for alleged moral harassment over his departure from the club in 2024. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the legal filing on Thursday (June 26), according to the Associated Press .
Mbappe when he was playing for PSG (Photo: Getty).
The move comes after Mbappe's legal team announced in April that they would take legal action against PSG. The French star claimed the club owed him €55 million (about $61 million) in unpaid wages. Mbappe also expressed dissatisfaction with the way the club treated him during his final season.
After rejecting a contract extension, the 2018 World Cup winner was sidelined for much of PSG's 2023-24 campaign and was booed in his final game at the Parc des Princes.
According to the prosecutor's office, the 26-year-old is "denouncing the 'expulsion' he allegedly suffered at Paris Saint-Germain". In France, the term "expulsion" refers to the isolation of a player from the team due to administrative or disciplinary issues.
Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in 2017 and has helped the club win seven Ligue 1 titles. He reached the 2020 Champions League final with PSG but lost to Bayern Munich. In total, Mbappe has scored 256 goals in 308 appearances for the Parisian club.
In 2022, PSG offered Mbappe a three-year contract worth €630 million (about $681 million), considered the most lucrative contract in the club's history. However, according to AP , Mbappe was reportedly disappointed after promises to sign key players to play alongside him were not fulfilled. Although PSG had Neymar, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos to support Mbappe from 2021 to 2023, the team still failed to achieve the desired success in the European arena.
In June 2023, Mbappe informed PSG that he would not exercise his option to extend his contract and would join Real Madrid on a free transfer. Mbappe’s departure was not smooth, as he was left out of PSG’s pre-season tours of Japan and South Korea and had to train separately from the first team. He was also sidelined for the opening game of that season, but eventually returned to the pitch despite apparent tension with the club.
In his first season with Real Madrid, Mbappe scored 35 goals and provided three assists during his five-year contract. Meanwhile, PSG won the Champions League after beating Inter 5-0 in May. Mbappe insists he is “not bitter” that PSG won the title after he left.
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