PSG star Kylian Mbappé sues kebab maker for using his name

Kylian Mbappé is suing a kebab shop owner for using his name in the description of one of his sandwiches.

Mohamed Henni, an influencer based in Marseille and well known in the world of football in France, has opened a kebab shop.

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The description of his Klüb kebab is that it is made with “round baker’s bread, as round as Mbappé’s skull”.

Henni, a Marseille supporter with 1.8 million followers on Instagram, received on Wednesday morning a certified letter, seen by ESPN, from Delphine Verheyden, Mbappés' lawyer, on behalf of KMA, the company created by the player to deal with all its sponsors. , merchandising and image rights.

The letter demands that Henni remove Mbappé's name from its menu within eight days before suing him for using his name without his consent for commercial purposes.

The influencer, visibly shocked by Mbappé's actions, reacted on his Instagram account.

“Aren't you ashamed? Don't you have anything else to do? Sue me for something so trivial? It's unbelievable. I can't believe it!” Henni told his supporters.

Dimitri Payet, the former star of Olympique de Marseille and West Ham, currently playing at Vasco da Gama, is also part of the description of a sandwich: “A crepe as loaded as Payet”.