Suspended by Manchester City while facing prosecution for alleged rape, Benjamin Mendy now intends to obtain compensation.
Found not guilty of the rapes and sexual assaults for which he appeared this year before the English courts, Benjamin Mendy is demanding accountability from his former club Manchester City, which at the start of the affair did not fail to suspend him as a precautionary measure. , to begin with. According to Sky Sports, the former international defender, who now plays in Ligue 1 in the ranks of Lorient, has initiated proceedings against the Cityzens, demanding “ several million pounds » to his ex-employer for the damage suffered.
“ Nick De Marco KC, instructed by Laffer Abogados (Madrid), represents former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy in a multi-million pound claim for unauthorized wage deductionsreports the British media Aroused. Manchester City did not pay wages to Mr Mendy from September 2021, following Mr Mendy’s indictment for several offenses of which he was subsequently acquitted, until the end of his contract in June 2023. The request will be submitted to an employment tribunal. »
Among the Skyblues, the 2018 world champion received 100,000 pounds each week, or approximately 114,000 euros. For wages not received while he was under contract with the Manchester club, Benjamin Mendy would claim nearly 11.5 million euros from City.
