Kylian Mbappe’s entourage refused the French Football League’s (LFP) offer to act as a mediator between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over the striker’s unpaid pay and incentives, the club stated on Wednesday.
Mbappe believes PSG owes him 55 million euros ($60.6 million), which the club maintains he committed to waive in August 2023.
The Real Madrid forward has demanded the number, which comprises his signing bonus, which he expected to get in February, his three last months’ salary, and a “ethical bonus” for the period.
Lawyers for both parties met early Wednesday after Mbappe, who joined Madrid this summer, brought his issue to the LFP’s legal committee.
The league then made the proposition to mediate.
“The eventuality of a mediation was mentioned this morning,” Mbappe’s entourage told AFP in a statement.
“This possibility was rejected during the meeting by the player’s representative.
“A mediation would be useless so to record a lack of payment that would be seen from a simple analysis of the player’s payslip,” they added.
Earlier in the day, PSG had welcomed the proposition.
“Paris Saint-Germain is very pleased with today’s two-hour hearing before the commission,” PSG said.
“The club recalled that the player has 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.
“In the light of the club’s oral and documented arguments, the commission insisted on mediation between the parties, which Paris Saint-Germain has been seeking for many months.
“The commission has now invited the player to consider the mediation process,” they added.