French superstar and Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbapp has accused his former club Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, the Paris prosecutors office confirmed Thursday.The France captain is in a dispute with PSG, claiming the club owes him 55 million in unpaid wages.
Kylian Mbapphas accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment in a legal filing, theParisprosecutors office confirmed on Thursday.
TheReal Madridstar is at odds with his former club, arguingPSGowes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages.
Mbapp is also unhappy with the way he was treated by theLigue 1club when the France captain was sidelined before the 2023-24 season, following his decision not to extend his club contract.
The prosecutor's office said Mbapp is "denouncing the lofting he claimed to have been subjected to at Paris Saint-Germain. The word lofting is used in France to describe a practice that involves isolating a player from the main squad for sporting, administrative, or disciplinary reasons.
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Mbapp joinedReal Madridlast summer on a free transfer after scoring a club-record 256 goals in seven years at PSG, which won theChampions Leaguewithout him this year.
Mbapps relationship with PSG ended amid deep tensions, and some fans booed him in his last home game at Parc des Princes. PSG felt let down by Mbapp after offering him the most lucrative contract in club history when he signed a new contract in 2022.
But Mbapp was frustrated because he felt promises to sign key players were not kept. When he signed that deal, he was paraded in front of fans holding up a jersey with 2025 on it. Mbapp was reportedly annoyed because the contract was until 2024 with a players option for an extra season.
Mbapp stunned PSG in June 2023 by informing the club he would not take the option for an extra year. With his contract effectively into its final year, it put PSG in the position of needing to sell Mbapp to avoid losing him for nothing when the contract expired.
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His PSG career could have ended that summer amid a tense transfer standoff.
After telling the club he would not extend, Mbapp was left off a preseason tour toJapanandSouth Koreaand forced to train with fringe players. PSG said it would rather sell him than let the player leave for free in 2024, but he rejected a 300 million euros move toSaudi Arabiateam Al-Hilal.
PSG left Mbapp out of the opening league game of that season but he soon returned to the lineup following talks.
Mbapps legal team said in April it would start an action against PSG for harassment because of the way he was treated at the time.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
Originally published on France24
