End of the Mbappé vs PSG legal battle: French court dismisses harassment complaint

French justice has put an end to the legal war between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain. The Real Madrid striker has seen the moral harassment complaint he filed against his former club dismissed, a case that was closed in May due to insufficient evidence and after the player himself decided to withdraw it. With this ruling, all litigation between the two parties has now been resolved.

• The player filed a moral harassment complaint in May 2025 over his exclusion from the first team in 2023.
• The investigation was dismissed for lack of evidence and after the footballer withdrew the complaint.
• The other major legal front, over withheld payments, ended in victory for the player: PSG was ordered to pay him 61 million euros.
• The Parisian club did not appeal the labour ruling, which became final.

How the dispute began: Mbappé's 2023 exile from the PSG squad

The confrontation between Mbappé and PSG exploded in the summer of 2023, when the forward informed the club that he had no intention of renewing his contract, which was due to expire at the end of that season. The Parisian board, led by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, believed the player should either extend his deal or leave in a transfer before becoming a free agent, which would have allowed the club to bank a significant fee.

As a result, Mbappé was removed from first-team duties and kept away from training sessions and several matchday squads. That situation lasted for several weeks until the footballer was reinstated and returned to action under Luis Enrique, who was starting his first campaign in the Parisian dugout.

Mbappé's move to Real Madrid and the start of the courtroom battle

The sporting episode turned into a legal battle once Mbappé left PSG at the end of that season to sign for Real Madrid. The Parisian club withheld part of the salary and bonuses owed to the player, prompting a formal claim from his lawyers.

PSG argued that those amounts were linked to a verbal agreement between Mbappé and Al-Khelaifi that had enabled his return to the team. The player rejected that interpretation and demanded the outstanding payments. In May 2025, he launched a legal offensive on several fronts, including the moral harassment complaint over his exclusion from the squad.

The withdrawal of the complaint and the final dismissal

The moral harassment complaint was later withdrawn by Mbappé himself, a move that paved the way for the case to be closed. Although the investigation continued for a while, the investigating judges eventually dismissed it because the claimant no longer supported the proceedings and there was insufficient evidence to sustain the accusation.

With that decision, the criminal route is now definitively closed and the last remaining source of conflict with the Parisian club in that area has disappeared.

Mbappé's financial victory: 61 million euros from PSG

The other major legal front, over the amounts withheld by PSG, ended with a ruling in favour of the World Cup winner. A labour court ordered the Parisian club to pay Mbappé 61 million euros in unpaid wages and bonuses.

PSG chose not to appeal that ruling, making the decision final and ending the financial dispute. As a result, the player recovered the money he was owed and saw his right to the outstanding payments recognised.

The end of the Mbappé-PSG saga

The dismissal of the moral harassment complaint brings a close to all the litigation between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain. Both the criminal and labour fronts have now been settled, with a mixed outcome: the player claimed victory in the financial claim, while the criminal case was extinguished without consequences for either side.

Mbappé, now focused on his second season at Real Madrid, leaves behind a bitter chapter with the club where he spent seven campaigns. There he won six Ligue 1 titles and became the club's all-time top scorer before starting a new journey at the Santiago Bernabéu.