He was accused of rape for 2 years and did not play football! Former Manchester City defender Mendy will go to Poland with an annual salary of 1 million
According to Polish media meczyki, former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is about to join the Polish team Schchechinbogon as a free agent.
reported that Mendy will sign a two-year contract with the team, with an annual salary of more than 1 million euros. The club sent a private plane to France to pick up Mendy. The team will officially announce the joining of the French star.
Manchester City spent 57.5 million euros to sign Mendy from Monaco in 2017. On August 26, 2021, Cheshire Police in the United Kingdom issued a notice accusing 27-year-old Benjamin Mendy of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The allegations involved three whistleblowers over the age of 16, and the crimes allegedly occurred between October 2020 and August 2021.
After Mendy was raped, Manchester City officials also issued an announcement on the same day, announcing that they had voluntarily suspended Mendy pending investigation.
Thereafter, the rape and sexual assault allegations against Mendy once increased to up to 9. In January 2023, Mendy's seven charges were sentenced to invalidation. In July 2023, the local court ruled that Mendy's final two charges were invalid. Mendy was eventually found not guilty.
Mendy also won the lawsuit for salary from Manchester City, asking for a salary of over 11 million pounds owed during the 16-month suspension from the club. After that, the players joined Lorient and Zurich and returned to the professional arena after 763 days in Lorient.