Neither Kylian Mbappé nor his former club Paris Saint-Germain are ready to back down as their legal dispute reaches a new climax — with gigantic sums at stake.

Lawyers for both sides argued on Monday before an industrial court in Paris, each demanding hundreds of millions of euros from the other as they sought to settle a score over the end of the player’s contract before his move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2024.

Amid accusations of bullying, betrayal and harassment surrounding the breakdown of their relationship, here’s what you need to know about this $800 million case.

The origins of the dispute

Once a love story, the relationship between the 2018 World Cup winner and the reigning European champion turned bitter when Mbappé decided in 2023 not to extend his contract, which was

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