Kylian Mbappe and PSG could go to mediation over $60M financial dispute

The French soccer league's legal commission is urging Kylian Mbapp and his former club Paris Saint-Germain to agree to mediation in a dispute over wages and bonuses, PSG said Wednesday.

PSG officials and Mbapp's representatives met in Paris after the France superstar asked the commission to get involved. Mbapp, who joined Real Madrid this summer on a free transfer, says PSG owes him 55 million euros (around $60 million).

PSG, which said it was pleased with the two-hour hearing at the commission on Wednesday, said in a statement it recalled that Mbapp had formerly made clear, repeated public and private commitments that must be respected, having been afforded unprecedented benefits by the club over seven fantastic years in Paris."

PSG has argued that it does not owe money to the World Cup winner under an agreement when Mbapp was sidelined ahead of the 2023-24 season following his decision not to prolong his contract with the club with the player allegedly stipulating that he would