Manchester City Ordered To Pay Majority Of Benjamin Mendy’s Unpaid Wages

Manchester City have been ordered to pay the majority of £11 million ($14.1 million) in unpaid wages to Benjamin Mendy. The former defender took the club to an employment tribunal to claim £11 million before tax in unpaid wages after he was suspended without pay from September 2021 until he left the club in June 2023.

Benjamin Mendy was charged with rape and sexual assault in August 2021. However, he was cleared of a series of rape and attempted rape charges in January 2023. The judge said that Mendy was entitled to damages for the periods when he was not in custody but not for those when he was being held in jail awaiting trial. According to The Guardian, Benjamin Mendy will be entitled to unpaid wages in respect of about 17 months of the 22-month period for which he was claiming.

Meanwhile, the club's lawyers reportedly said that the 30-year-old defender was not paid because he was not able to perform his duties as he was held in custody before his trial for breaching his bail conditions. In a statement posted on X, Benjamin Mendy said that he was delighted with the court's decision. "I am delighted with the decision and sincerely hope that the club will now do the honourable thing and pay the outstanding amounts, as well as the other amounts promised to me under the contract, without further delay, so I can finally put this difficult part of my life behind me," said Mendy in the post. Benjamin Mendy currently plays for the French Ligue 2 club Lorient.