In Paris, the final legal thread between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain has been cut. French judicial authorities have closed the former PSG forward’s complaint alleging moral harassment, ending the disputes that followed his departure for Real Madrid.
The case concerned Mbappé’s exclusion from the first-team group at the start of the 2022-23 season, when he declined to extend his contract at the Parc des Princes. He argued that the measure had been intended to pressure him into either signing a new deal or leaving for a substantial fee before he could depart as a free agent.
Quick facts
- The moral-harassment complaint has been closed because of insufficient evidence.
- Mbappé had withdrawn the complaint, although the investigation continued for a period.
- A labour tribunal ordered PSG to pay the player €61 million in May 2025.
- PSG did not challenge that ruling, making the payment decision final.
- The closure brings an end to all court cases between Mbappé and his former club.
Investigating judges ended the proceedings in May after concluding they could not take the matter further when the complainant himself was no longer backing the action. Mbappé’s lawyers had filed the claim as part of a wider legal campaign over unpaid wages and bonuses, but it was subsequently withdrawn.
Mbappé was eventually restored to the senior squad after several weeks. Luis Enrique was in his first season as PSG coach at the time, and the forward completed the campaign before leaving France for Madrid in 2024 without a transfer fee.
The financial disagreement centred on salary and bonus payments retained by PSG. The club maintained that the sums were covered by a verbal understanding between Mbappé and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, linked to his return to the first-team set-up.
Mbappé contested that position, and the employment court ruled in his favour last year, ordering PSG to pay €61 million. With no appeal lodged by the club, the decision became binding and helped bring the wider conflict to its conclusion.
His exit from Paris closed a seven-year chapter that began with his 2017 arrival from Monaco in a €180 million transfer, then the second-largest fee in football history. He left as PSG’s all-time leading scorer, having won seven French league titles, four French Cups and one Coupe de la Ligue.
