Paris Saint-Germain will take their pay dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French Football League’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favor of the France captain on Friday.

French media reported that the 25-year-old, who has not commented on the dispute, is seeking around €55m (£46m) in wages and bonuses which he says he is owed by the club.

However, the Ligue 1 champions say Mbappe’s contract was “legally amended” and he waived commitments when he left the club to join Spanish giants Real Madrid in the final season.

PSG said last month that Mbappe had refused an offer from the LFP to mediate the matter.

The LFP’s National Joint Appeals Commission heard the parties on October 15 and announced on Friday that it had ruled in Mbappe’s favour.

Paris Saint-Germain will take their pay dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court

“The club must pay him the salary he demands. This decision cannot be appealed, but can be referred to the FFF (French Football Federation) executive committee,” the LFP told Reuters.

But PSG said they would be “forced to take the case before the competent courts” while still trying to find an “amicable solution” with Mbappe, who became the French club’s all-time top scorer during his seven-year stay in the capital. .

“What is being argued, and will ultimately be heard before an appropriate court, is that the original contract was legally amended in August 2023 in respect of the 2024-25 season, and also fully acknowledged by the player including in January 2024 – until the player then decided to to renounce all his commitments when he left the club, a PSG spokesperson said.

“As a matter of law and fact, the player has made clear, repeated public and private commitments which the club only asks are honoured, and the player has received unprecedented benefits from the club over 7 years in Paris.

“The club hopes that these basic commitments will simply be respected, knowing that the club will be forced to have the player’s bad faith judged by the competent court if the player unfortunately tries to pursue this incomprehensibly damaging dispute, for himself and for French football, further.’

The governing body of the French Football League (LFP) decided on Friday in favor of the France captain

Mbappe’s representatives were not immediately available for comment.

In January, Mbappe had said he reached an agreement with PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi that would “protect all parties and preserve the club’s calm in the face of the challenges ahead”.