Mbappe ups stakes in bid to recoup $61m from PSG

PARIS — Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe on Thursday unleashed a legal offensive against Paris Saint-Germain in a bid to obtain the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses he says his former club owes him.

The Judicial Court of Paris has given the green light for the funds to be seized from PSG and protectively frozen while the case is heard, his legal team said at a news conference.

A court hearing in the increasingly bitter dispute is scheduled for May 26.