Kylian Mbappé's legal team is going on "the attack" to try and resolve the dispute between the World Cup winner and his former club Paris Saint-Germain.
The France striker argues PSG owes him €55 million ($61m) in unpaid wages, and his lawyers claim they have asked the Paris court to start proceedings.
Legal expert Thomas Clay said Mbappé has been authorized to make a precautionary seizure of the money, which has been frozen from PSG's bank accounts on Thursday. A legal hearing is scheduled for May 26, he added.
"This story has been going on for just over a year now.