Dismissal pronounced in the investigation for moral harassment targeting PSG concerning Kylian Mbappé

Parisian investigating judges have dismissed the investigation targeting PSG for moral harassment against Kylian Mbappé, AFP learned this Friday from two sources close to the case.

Kylian Mbappé had taken his former club to court, leading to the opening of a judicial investigation, then withdrew his complaint in July 2025.

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At the end of May 2026, the investigating judges dismissed the case for lack of having established “sufficient charges”, said one of the sources close to the case.

According to this source, the magistrates noted that the footballer had “withdrew his complaint” and had “made it known publicly in the press”. In their eyes, it was therefore “impossible to investigate”. Indeed, “there would be no sense in questioning the witnesses and defendants” when “the complainant himself does not support them”.

These accused persons “could only refer to this withdrawal” to avoid answering questions, the magistrates anticipated, according to the close source.

The “loft” at the origin of the conflict

Asked by AFP, Me Pierre-Olivier Sur, lawyer for the footballer now at Real Madrid, did not wish to comment. Neither does PSG.

The complaint, filed in May 2025, for moral harassment and attempted extortion of signature, of the captain of the France team targeted the practice of the “loft”, where Mbappé had been placed in the summer of 2023.

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This practice, recurring in football clubs, consists of excluding players from the squad and is already the subject of several investigations in Paris.

Mbappé left PSG free at the end of his contract in 2024, to join Real Madrid.

A financial dispute then pitted the French football star and the capital's club over significant compensation for unpaid salaries, bonuses and leave that he claimed, and eventually obtained from the industrial tribunal.

On December 16, PSG was ordered to pay nearly 61 million euros, and decided not to appeal this decision, which had become final.