Teammates lent Benjamin Mendy money after Manchester City stopped paying him, former Blues star tells tribunal

Benjamin Mendy claims other Manchester City players were present at parties at his home and that teammates lent him money when the club stopped paying him.

Mr Mendy is suing the club for more than £11 million in wages he says were unlawfully docked whilst he was under suspicion for sexual offences for which he was later cleared.

Mr Mendy, who had a six-year contract with a pre-tax basic salary of £6 million a year, claims they made "unauthorised deductions" from his wages for 22 months between September 2021 and June 2023, with his total net loss being £11,009, 548.

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Mr Mendy, now aged 30 and who plays for French Second Division side Loriet, has taken City to an Employment Tribunal with the hearing, being heard before a judge in Manchester, getting underway today (Monday).

The World Cup-winning defender, who cost the Blues £52 million in 2017, was found not guilty of seven charges of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape following two trials which concluded in January and July 2023.

The club continued paying Mr Mendy following his first arrest in November 2020, On August 26, 2021, he was charged with multiple offences and held in police custody. He was suspended by City the same day, for a period of 14 days, before being denied bail by a judge the following day.

The hearing was told that on August 27, the Football Association (FA) issued him an interim suspension order which prevented him from taking part in "any football related activity." That remained in place until his contract expired in June 2023.

On September 10 the club wrote to him to further suspend him for 28 days and say he would