Benjamin Mendy is set to sue Manchester City for nearly €11.5M.
The Frenchman wasn’t paid between August 2021 and June 2023 because of his legal battles and arrest and he intends to claim it back.
The former Manchester City and now FC Lorient defender Benjamin Mendy is suing his former club for over 11.5 million euros and is selling his house in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy, the high court has been told.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is seeking a bankruptcy order against the defender over a tax debt of almost £800,000, a judge told the High Court in London. This week’s hearing comes less than a month after the 29-year-old was cleared of rape and attempted rape at Chester Crown Court.
Mendy joined Manchester City in 2017 from Monaco for a reported fee of £52m, making him the world’s most expensive defender at the time. He won three Premier League titles with City under manager Pep Guardiola. He made 75 appearances for City in all competitions, scoring two goals and providing 14 assist.
Mendy was accused of raping or sexually assaulting six women between October 2020 and August 2021 at his home or in nightclubs. He denied all the charges and was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault by a jury at Chester Crown Court last month.
His accountant told the court that Mendy’s agent is “in negotiations with Man City to get the back pay on the basis that he has been found not guilty”. It is claimed he is owed “nine to 10 million pounds gross”. City released Mendy at the end of last season upon the expiry of his contract.
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