Found not guilty of rape and attempted rape by British justice, former French Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy will take the English club to court, from which he is demanding several million pounds in unpaid wages. The left back, who has been playing since the start of the season in Lorient, was suspended by the Skyblues after his indictment and pre-trial detention in the summer of 2021.
“Manchester City Football Club has not paid any salary to Mr. Mendy from September 2021, following Mr. Mendy’s indictment on various charges of which he was acquitted, in two stages , subsequently, and until the end of his contract, in June 2023″, according to the terms of a press release sent on behalf of the player to the Sky Sports channel and to the daily newspaper The Guardian.
A nice jackpot at stake
These two successive acquittals put an end to all the proceedings initiated by the British courts against the 2018 world champion, who has always firmly contested these accusations, citing consensual relationships. It is estimated that Manchester City paid the French full-back around 100,000 pounds sterling per week (around 114,000 euros).