The lawsuit was filed by Mbappe on May 16, related to PSG threatening to push him to the bench in the 2023-2024 season if he did not renew his contract.
This problem was once strained when Mbappe refused an extension in the summer of 2023 to prepare to move to Real Madrid on a free transfer a year later.
Thanks to the intervention of coach Luis Enrique, Mbappe was allowed to compete again on the condition of giving up the $44 million loyalty bonus.
Mbappe and the lawyers said that this was an act of forced and harassing players to violate their rights, and was related to a report by the French Professional Players' Association on some clubs forcing players to be on the bench if they did not wish the team.
However, Mbappe's side decided to withdraw the lawsuit right before the first meeting with PSG since moving to Real Madrid.
However, Mbappe maintained his second lawsuit, demanding PSG pay $60 million in salary and bonuses for the final months not paid by the old club. This is a financial dispute being resolved in parallel.
The 26-year-old striker played for PSG from 2017 to 2024, scoring 256 goals and winning 15 collective titles, and winning the Ligue 1 Top Scorer title 6 times.
However, he has never won the Champions League, a title PSG won right after Mbappe left. Last season, Mbappe and Real Madrid were eliminated by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a total score of 1-5.
