Benjamin Mendy has gone to battle with Manchester City after launching a ‘multi-million-pound’ declare against them over unpaid wages.
Mendy was accused of raping a 24-12 months-outdated lady in a bed room at his residence in Cheshire in October 2020. He was additionally charged with the tried rape of a 29-12 months-outdated lady at his residence two years earlier.
Mendy, who regularly denied each prices and was discovered not responsible by the jury at Chester Crown Court earlier this 12 months, noticed Man City cease paying his £100,000-a-week wages in September 2021.
Now, in response to Sky Sports, Mendy has opened a ‘multi-million pound declare’ against City for wages owed.
The declare is reported to have been lodged with the Employment Tribunal in latest days, with Mendy claiming ‘unauthorised deductions from wages’ whereas his trial was ongoing.
Benjamin Mendy is looking for again unpaid salary from Manchester City, it has been revealed
The Frenchman’s contract with Man City expired in June 2023, however they stopped paying him in September 2021 as he was dealing with trial for a string of intercourse offences, which he denied
Mendy pictured with Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola throughout a match in 2020
Mendy, who grew to become the Premier League’s most costly defender on the time City paid AS Monaco £52million in 2017, was attributable to be beneath contract in Manchester till June 2023.
As such, Mendy is now looking for salary owed from September 2021 to June 2023 and the expiration of his contract.
Sky’s report provides that distinguished sports activities lawyer Nick De Marco KC is appearing on Mendy’s behalf.
An announcement made to Sky stated: ‘Nick De Marco KC (instructed by Laffer Abogados (Madrid) is appearing for the previous Manchester City participant Benjamin Mendy in a multi-million-pound declare for unauthorised deductions from wages.
‘Manchester City FC did not pay Mr Mendy any wages in any respect from September 2021, following Mr Mendy being charged with varied offence all of which he was subsequently acquitted of, till the top of his contract in June 2023. The declare will come before an Employment Tribunal.’
Louis Doyle KC, for Mr Mendy, defined final month that discussions with Man City had been ongoing and ‘one senses that there’s going to be a constructive finish to the dispute’.
Mendy has now reportedly lodged a criticism at an Employment Tribunal looking for salary
Meanwhile, Mr Mendy’s accountant, David Lumley, beforehand described the again pay as ‘within the order of 9 to 10 million kilos gross’.
Earlier this month it was revealed that Mendy slashed a mega £750,000 off the £5m asking value for his Cheshire mansion in a bid to beat chapter.
MailOn-line reported in August that Mendy had put the swanky mansion up for £5m following his transfer to Ligue 1 facet Lorient, the place he is seeking to rebuild his profession after two felony trials.
But now the 29-12 months-outdated is determined to promote up, and has diminished the asking value to £4.25m, in response to The Sun.
It comes months after the High Court heard that Mendy was promoting his home and was chasing thousands and thousands of kilos in again pay from City to keep away from chapter. Two affords had been made on the property however the asking value has since been diminished.
Addressing Mendy’s debt, with a chapter order of virtually £800,000, Mr Doyle stated: ‘He is embarrassed about the truth that he is just not capable of discharge it faster than he is ready to.
‘He is saying ‘I need to pay as rapidly as I can, I realise that I’m in problem’.’
The defender is at Lorient attempting to rebuild his profession after being cleared of all felony prices levelled against him, which included rape and sexual assault
HM Revenue and Customs is looking for a chapter order against the France worldwide over a tax debt of almost £800,000, a specialist choose was instructed.
The listening to was adjourned to October to permit Mendy time to promote the home but it surely appears the left again has struggled to seek out the house a new proprietor.
His prestigious former residence within the village of Mottram St Andrew is described by property brokers Savills as ‘one of many best modern houses in Cheshire’.
The ‘superb 11,000sq-ft residence’ is about in over 1.75 acres of grounds and boasts six bed room suites, an open plan residing space, video games room, residence cinema, swimming pool, steam room, fitness center and spa.
Estate brokers Savills, that are advertising the property, stated: ‘This spectacular residence was constructed about 15 years in the past and has been upgraded twice in intervening years.’
Among the highlights are ‘an infinite principal bed room suite with a vaulted bed room space, a fitted dressing room and a giant en-suite rest room.’
The backyard contains a ‘sports activities pitch, basketball space, in depth terraces and an outdoor kitchen/entertaining space’.
The property was purchased by Mendy from cricketing legend Andrew Flintoff in 2018 for £4.8m.
Flintoff, who by no means lived on the home, purchased it for £1.8million in 2008 and spent two years rebuilding the property – before renting it out.
His tenants included former footballer Peter Crouch and spouse Abbey Clancy.
Flintoff purchased the property from former Man City boss Mark Hughes, who most lately managed Bradford City. Hughes had already secured planning permission to fully rebuild the property.
The home is in one of the vital unique roads in Cheshire’s so-referred to as ‘golden triangle’, made up of villages between Prestbury, Alderley Edge and Wilmslow.
Neighbours on the lane have included former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, before he and his household moved to a newly-constructed £20m mansion close by.
Mendy’s accountant, David Lumley, beforehand described the again pay as ‘within the order of 9 to 10 million kilos gross’
