Kylian Mbappe has reported former club PSG to UEFA with his actions potentially having huge ramifications for the Champions League. The 25-year-old left the Parisian club for Real Madrid in the summer, with no transfer fee attached to the deal as his contract had expired.
The departure was anything but acrimonious, with PSG club bosses angered at the notion of getting no return on the £153million they paid Monaco back in 2018.
According to French outlet Le Monde, the French striker is also unhappy at proceedings, believing he is still owed around £4.2million from the Ligue 1 club in unpaid bonuses and wages.
Mbappe has reportedly contacted UEFA with his complaint. If the organisation decides to investigate and subsequently charge his former club, they could face harsh penalties.
The most extreme sanction could see them booted out of the Champions League for the 2024/25 campaign. This year’s version of the tournament is set to be the most lucrative yet for participants, amid a new format and expanded number of teams.
Mbappe is also though to have contacted the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the governing body for French domestic football. His actions will inevitably have angered the club’s owners, QSI, who already face a sizeable task to rebuild the club after Mbappe’s exit followed the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Mbappe signed his last contract with PSG in 2022, a two-year deal worth a reported £61m before tax. That was supplemented by a staggering signing-on fee of £127m, plus loyalty bonus payments of £59 for the first year and £68 for the second year.
His deal at Real runs until 2029, and is worth around £12.8m a season. He was also handed a plus a £128m signing-on bonus to be paid over five years, and will also keep a percentage of his image rights.
But his start to life in Madrid has got off to a mixed start. He scored on debut in the European Super Cup last Wednesday, helping his side to a 2-0 win over Atalanta.
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