Getting better and better physically, Benjamin Mendy could be in the FC Lorient group on Sunday against Monaco. Accused of rape in England but ultimately found not guilty, the 2018 world champion has not played for two years.
Finally the end of the tunnel for Benjamin Mendy? Twenty-five months after his last match, which dates back to August 2021, the French left-back could play again this weekend, during the meeting between Lorient and Monaco. At the beginning of August, his new trainer Régis Le Bris indicated that the former Marseillais and Monegasque would need “six to eight weeks” to get back in shape. The window is opening, and Mendy would have impressed his teammates with his physical skills, according to Ouest-France.
Benjamin Mendy has just gone through the most difficult period of his playing career and his life as a man. Accused of rape and sexual assault by several women, the 2018 world champion was found not guilty after a legal drama lasting around two years. Just five days after the verdict of his second trial, the native of Longjumeau signed in Lorient to everyone’s surprise, in an announcement that caused quite a stir. Ouest-France mentions 15.8 million views on Twitter for the press release relating to his signing, compared to 173,000 for that of his former teammate Tiémoué Bakayoko, the other big hit of the Merlus transfer window.
The arrival of a player with a controversial past provoked multiple reactions. At the time of Mendy’s signing, the Merlus Ultras had indicated that they were not counting “to replace justice. » For the moment, no particular welcome, positive or negative, is planned for the former French international from Lorient supporters. But Benjamin Mendy’s big return to the pitch will inevitably be a special moment.
