Kylian Mbappe's representatives announced on Wednesday that they have turned down the French football league's (LFP) offer to mediate in the ongoing dispute between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) over unpaid wages and bonuses.
Mbappe asserts that PSG owes him €55 million ($60.6 million). PSG contends that the 25-year-old had agreed to forgo this amount in August 2023.
The sum in question includes a signing bonus expected in February, the last three months of his salary, and an "ethical bonus" for the period.
Following Mbappe's referral of the case to the LFP's legal committee, lawyers for both parties convened early on Wednesday. The LFP subsequently proposed mediation.
"The eventuality of a mediation was mentioned this morning," Mbappe's representatives said in a statement to AFP.
"This possibility was rejected during the meeting by the player's representative. A mediation would be useless to establish a lack of payment that can be seen from a simple analysis of the player's payslip."
The LFP stated it would inform Mbappe and PSG of its decision on the matter by Friday.
Earlier, PSG had expressed support for the mediation proposal.
"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."
