In a stunning revelation, former Manchester Metropolis participant Benjamin Mendy has claimed that a number of of his teammates, together with the membership captain, have been current on the events he hosted and took part in informal relations with girls.
Mendy, who’s suing the membership for £11 million in unpaid wages after being charged with rape, made these startling allegations in paperwork submitted to an employment tribunal.
The French World Cup winner, who’s now taking part in for French membership Lorient, said that gamers like Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Raheem Sterling have been all current on the events he attended and hosted.
Mendy claimed that they “all drank alcohol” and “all had casual relations with women,” including that additionally they “breached Covid-19 restrictions.”
Mendy, who was cleared of seven rapes and two sexual assaults after two trials at Chester Crown Court docket in 2023, argued that it’s “unfair” for Manchester Metropolis to single him out when different gamers have been additionally concerned in comparable conduct. He mentioned, “The difference between me and the other players is that I was the one that was falsely accused of rape and publicly humiliated.”
The tribunal additionally heard that Mendy needed to depend on loans from his teammates Bernardo Silva, Sterling, and Mahrez after his arrest, as his money movement dried up.
Mendy’s monetary woes have been additional highlighted, with paperwork displaying he had simply £197.78 in his checking account and owed substantial quantities in authorized charges, tax, and baby upkeep.
Manchester Metropolis, however, denies breaching employment legislation and claims that Mendy violated his contract by bringing the membership into disrepute and interesting in conduct that prevented him from taking part in or coaching. The membership’s authorized staff questioned Mendy about his lavish life-style and the unlawful lockdown events he hosted.
