The FFF has not responded to the player's lawyer's request to refer the matter to UEFA. Mbappe claims $57 million in unpaid bonuses.
The French Football Federation (FFF) has failed to submit a petition from Kylian Mbappe's lawyer Delphine Verheyden to refer to UEFA the dispute he is embroiled in with Paris Saint-Germain over $57 million in unpaid bonuses.
It means that European football's governing body will not analyze the case and impose sanctions on the Paris club – because the FFF did not send the necessary documentation to resolve the problem.
Mbappé case brought to Nyon
Last week, Mbappe's legal representatives contacted the FFF to claim that the case with PSG, which claimed $57 million in owed bonus payments and unpaid wages from last season, should be investigated by UEFA. With decision-making powers, European bodies could impose sanctions on PSG and demand an immediate payment of money to stipulate in their rules that no club can have pending payments to any of its players.
However, the federation body adhered to the position taken in December by the Discipline Commission of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which was also reluctant to become involved in the lawsuit, explaining that it was awaiting the court's ruling in Paris where the appeal was filed.
Mbappé submitted the case to the LFP in September. On two occasions the LFP ruled in his favor and ordered PSG to pay him the amounts claimed. However, the Paris club claimed that the Legal Committee and the Appeals Committee had legal loopholes, so it belatedly filed an appeal with the FFF, which refused to rule on the matter, considering that the document was beyond the deadline of a week had been submitted.
Pending the judgment of the Paris court (which could rule in favor of PSG), the FFF did not refer the dispute to UEFA, meaning there was no harsh punishment. While the Paris-based club claims that the player agreed with Al Khelaïfi to forgive the $57 million during a meeting in August 2023, the captain of the French national team, through his legal representatives, continues to demand the money he believes is his former club still owes him something.
Mbappé's legal team also states that there is no hard evidence that the pact actually exists. The procedure can take months or even years if the case is referred to the regular court.
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