June 27 – Just when you thought the Kylian Mbappé-PSG soap opera had reached its final credits, the French superstar has gone nuclear on his former employers. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday that the Real Madrid forward has formally accused PSG of moral harassment.
The 25-year-old goal machine isn’t messing about either. He’s demanding €55 million in unpaid wages from the Parisian powerhouse.
This whole mess stems from the summer of 2023, when Mbappé informed PSG he wouldn’t be triggering that player option for an extra year. Remember that overblown jersey presentation in 2022 with ‘2025’ plastered on the back? The contract was actually until 2024 with that optional extra season, and when Kylian said, ‘non merci’, PSG lost their collective minds.
They banished him from the preseason tour to Japan and South Korea. Made him train with the reserves. Left him out of the season opener. The French call it ‘lofting’ – essentially freezing a player out of the squad.
The irony? PSG were so desperate to avoid losing Mbappé for nothing that they actually lost him for nothing anyway when he signed for Real. They had a €300 million offer from Saudi side Al Hilal on the table – which Kylian sensibly rejected because, the Middle East is not the sort of destination a player of his stature moves to regardless of the money.
Booed by his own fans in his final home game at the Parc des Princes, despite banging in a club-record 256 goals over seven seasons. The man delivered everything except the one trophy they actually wanted – the Champions League.
PSG’s defense? They felt “let down” after offering him the most lucrative contract in club history. The beautiful irony of all this? PSG actually went and won the Champions League this year – without Mbappé. Makes you wonder if all that drama was worth it, doesn’t it?
Mbappé’s legal team has been sharpening their knives since April, promising action over the harassment claims. Now they’ve followed through, and PSG are about to discover the consequences.
This case will rumble on, but one thing’s crystal clear: Mbappé held all the cards from day one, played them perfectly, and is now sitting pretty in Madrid while his former club faces a very expensive legal headache.
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