Mbappé's legal team says he has seized 55 million euros from PSG's accounts in their legal dispute

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé's legal team is going on the attack to try and resolve the legal dispute between the World Cup winner and his former club Paris Saint-Germain.

The France striker argues PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages, and his lawyers said they have asked the Paris court to start proceedings.

Legal expert Thomas Clay said Mbappé has been authorised by a Paris court to make a precautionary seizure of the money from PSG's bank accounts and that he proceeded with the move on Thursday. A legal hearing is scheduled for May 26, he said.

"This story has been going on for just over a year now. One year was the deadline for trying to resolve this dispute as peacefully as possible," Mbappé's main lawyer, Delphine Verheyden, said. "As the months went by, Kylian Mbappé still hasn't been paid the missing 55 million euros. A decision has been taken, this time to go on the attack."

Verheyden said they were also asking the French sports minister to intervene and to legally challenge a decision by the appeals commission of the French Football Federation, which ruled that Mbappé's appeal against PSG was not receivable.

She said she will also ask UEFA to look into the matter, arguing that PSG is in breach of its salary obligations. Verheyden suggested that PSG, if found responsible, could lose the licence allowing the club to play in the Champions League.

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