Judge Rules Benjamin Mendy Entitled To Majority Of His Claim Against Former Club Manchester City

Former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy is entitled to majority of his 11-million-pound ($14.15 million) claim for unauthorized deductions from his ws by club, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Mendy took City to a two-day employment tribunal in Manchester, claiming club wrongly stopped his salary after he was charged with sex offences and remanded into custody in August 2021.

Mendy was cleared by a jury of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to four young women or teenrs, following a six-month trial. Jurors failed to reach verdicts on two counts, of rape and attempted rape, leing to a retrial, during which he was found t guilty .

Mendy h denied charges and said incidents were consensual encounters.

Joanne Dunlop, tribunal judge, ruled Wednesday that City was entitled to withhold Mendy’s money when he was remanded in custody due to breaching bail conditions, PA News ncy reported.

During periods when Mendy was t in custody, he was also unable to fulfil his job primarily because he h been suspended by Football Association. judge ruled nature of that suspension was “precautionary” and re were findings of misconduct me by FA.

judge concluded suspension was an impediment to him fulfilling his contract to train and play for City, which was “involuntary” or “unavoidable” on Mendy’s part. She said Mendy’s bail conditions were influenced, at least indirectly, by FA suspension and were mselves an involuntary or unavoidable impediment.

club was, refore, t entitled to withhold his pay, and his contract with City contained provision allowing m to withhold ws where an FA suspension and/or bail prevented him from playing.

re was immediate comment from City about ruling.

total amount to which Mendy is entitled has yet to be agreed by his lawyers and City, PA News ncy reported.