Mbappé has major goals with Real Madrid—Club World Cup glory, a first Ballon d’Or—and doesn’t want the distraction of a high-profile court case. Real’s leadership, including Florentino Pérez, dislikes legal controversies, especially one involving Qatar, PSG’s owner. Staying clear of scandal keeps the focus on the pitch.

He is PSG’s greatest goalscorer, after all; with 256 goals during seven seasons at the club. He became captain and won six Ligue 1 titles — but failed to win the Champions League. The story of Mbappe’s move to the Bernabeu last summer and his ...

Football star Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn his complaint of bullying and attempted extortion against Paris Saint-Germain in a row over unpaid wages, according to the sports newspaper L'Équipe. The French publication said on Tuesday that he wanted to calm tensions in the dispute.