Benjamin Mendy signs 2-year deal with Lorient after being cleared of Rape: Only days after the France international was found not guilty of raping a woman and the attempted rape of another, World Cup champion Benjamin Mendy agreed to a two-year contract with Lorient FC. EnoughInfo.com
Mendy became the most expensive defender in the world when City paid Monaco £52 million to acquire the Frenchman in 2017.
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When the highly regarded defender joined the team, City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain called him “one of the best full-backs in the world.” He captured the Premier League in his debut campaign with City before competing for France at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
After his contract with Manchester City ended, the 29-year-old Mendy quit the team last month. Since 2021, he has not competed for the Champions League.
Benjamin Mendy, a 2018 world champion, four-time Premier League champion with Manchester City, and Ligue 1 French champion with Monaco, among other accomplishments, has bolstered Lorient’s roster for the next campaign, the club stated in a statement. How To Waterproof A Wound For Swimming
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Following his acquittal, a number of well-known athletes, like Memphis Depay of the Netherlands and Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid, expressed their support for Mendy online.
Mendy’s return to French football was announced by Lorient, who finished 10th in Ligue 1 last year, in the following statement: “Benjamin Mendy, world champion 2018, quadruple Premier League champion playing for Manchester City, and French champion of Ligue 1 with Monaco, comes to reinforce the Lorient workforce for this new season. Greetings, Benjamin.
The French team opens its regular campaign against champions Paris St-Germain on August 13 after playing at Bournemouth on August 5 in a preseason friendly.
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