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Tuesday’s decision by the Paris Labour Court marks a major milestone in a protracted legal battle since Mbappe’s departure from the capital. <\/p>\n
PSG have been ordered to transfer the equivalent of the salaries and bonuses which went unpaid at the end of the 2023-24 season. The court also rejected Mbappe’s other claims, as well as PSG’s counter-claims. <\/p>\n
On the crux of the contention, from which the legal proceedings started, though, the court has ruled in favour of the forward.<\/p>\n
The 61m sum chiefly consists of the third instalment of Mbappe’s signing-on bonus, his salary for the last three months of the 2023-24 season and paid leave allowance.<\/p>\n
Les Parisiens are also required to keep the full ruling on the front page of their website for a month.<\/p>\n
Mbappe notably looked to legally change his PSG deal to an open-ended contract and claimed ill-treatment on the part of the club, claiming 260m euros in total. <\/p>\n
The French champions, meanwhile, argued that Mbappe had verbally agreed to forgo certain bonuses ahead of his final season at the club, after which he left on a free transfer to Real Madrid. <\/p>\n
A counter-claim of 440m euros was notably based on a prospective move to Saudi Arabia which fell through.<\/p>\n
PSG have announced that they will pay the sum as ordered. While leaving the door open to appeals, they have indicated a willingness to ultimately move on from the protracted legal proceedings, while pointing to their on-pitch success without the France captain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n