Kylian Mbappe ordered to pay Paris Saint-Germain €60,000 over account freeze

Kylian Mbappe has been ordered by the Paris Court of Appeal to pay €60,000 to former club Paris Saint-Germain over financial disruption caused by the freezing of the club’s bank accounts.

The ruling, issued on Monday, relates to a 45-day precautionary seizure of the club’s assets between 10 April and 25 May 2025. According to L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain had to secure an emergency line of credit to meet its immediate financing needs after the accounts were frozen.

The court recognised the costs incurred by the club in opening the temporary credit facility, but rejected its other claims for compensation.

Paris Saint-Germain had also sought damages for harm to its morals, image and reputation. Those claims were dismissed, with judges deciding that warnings from the club’s management about possible internal disruption or FIFA sanctions had no basis.

The decision marks a further development in a dispute that had appeared to have been settled. In August 2024, after Mbappe joined Real Madrid following lengthy transfer negotiations, the France forward demanded €60m from Paris Saint-Germain.

The sum represented bonuses and incentives that Mbappe claimed the club had refused to pay. Although he received support from the legal committee of the Spanish league, the dispute remained unresolved and he began legal proceedings before the employment tribunal in spring 2025.

During that period, Mbappe’s lawyers sought a precautionary attachment of Paris Saint-Germain’s bank accounts. The procedure can be initiated by one party without the other being aware when the order is issued, freezing funds until a court reaches a decision.

Such an action is intended to protect a creditor’s ability to recover money in the future, but it must be justified by the financial position of the company involved.

Paris Saint-Germain reacted angrily, arguing that it had sufficient financial resources to meet any judgment. The club also said Mbappe’s representatives had requested the seizure only “for media purposes”.

The club succeeded in having the attachments cancelled in May. Six months later, in December 2025, the employment tribunal ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Mbappe €61m. The club complied with that ruling reluctantly.

Almost a year later, the court ordered Mbappe to compensate his former club, although the amount was substantially smaller. On 3 September 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that he should pay €60,000 for the liquidity interruption caused by the 45-day asset freeze.

The club had been forced to seek last-minute credit “to meet its current financing needs”, resulting in additional costs.