A contract dispute between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappe is set to go to an employment tribunal after the Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP) ruled that the club owes the player 55 million (46.4m; $60.6m) in unpaid salary and bonuses.

The LFP’s advisory joint appeals commission has upheld last month’s legal ruling that PSG owe the France captain the sum. However, the French club has claimed the decision is “non-binding” and stated it will not pay the amount.

PSG appealed last month’s decision requiring them to pay Mbappe’s salary, with the case reviewed by the National Joint Appeal Committee (CJ) under the LFP’s authority.

“The club must pay him the salary he is claiming,” the LFP said in a statement sent to The Athletic. “This decision is not subject to appeal, but may be referred to the FFF executive committee in accordance with the conditions set out in the FFF statutes and regulations.”

The 25-year-old Mbappe rejected an initial recommendation of mediation to resolve the dispute after going unpaid from April to June in the final months of his contract with PSG, prior to joining Real Madrid this summer. The bulk of the disputed payment comes from a 36m (30m; $38.9m) signing bonus.

PSG argued the non-payment was justified on the basis of financial agreements made between the player and the club last summer. Mbappe formally wrote to the LFP to invoke the commission regarding the lack of payment, and also accused PSG of moral harassment.

While the LFP legal...

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