Manchester City have been ordered to pay ex-player Benjamin Mendy around £8.5m after a court ruled the Premier League side had wrongly stopped his pay.
Manchester City have been ordered to pay ex-player Benjamin Mendy around £8.5m after a court ruled the Premier League side had wrongly stopped his pay. The 30-year-old, who left City after facing allegations of sexual assault, took the team to an employment tribunal last month, alleging the club had wrongly stopped his £5000,000-a-month salary.Mendy was later cleared of all charges against him.
"Mendy argues he is an innocent man who had his life ruined by false allegations against him.While City’s lawyers suggest Mendy ignored their advice and brought much of the trouble upon himself.Judge Dunlop concluded that while both narratives have some validity, Mendy is legally owed the money.Sean Jones KC, representing the club, told the two-day tribunal the player only had himself to blame for not being paid.
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