Former Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy will receive \u201cmajority of his unpaid salary\u201d from the Premier League club as ruled by a judge.<\/p>\n
The France international who was charged with rape and sexual assault in August 2021 had taken City to an employment tribunal to claim about \u00a311m before tax in unpaid wages after he was suspended without pay from September 2021 until he left the club in June 2023.<\/p>\n
Judge Joanne Dunlop ruled that City were entitled to withhold Mendy\u2019s salary for the periods he was in custody, which amounted to about five of the 22 months he was not paid.<\/p>\n
A Football Association suspension meant Mendy was unable to fulfil his contractual obligations when not in custody and the judge said City were not entitled to withhold his pay during this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that Mr Mendy\u2019s contract contained no provision permitting the club to withhold wages where an FA suspension and\/or bail conditions prevented the player from performing his obligations was an important part of the reason for this decision,\u201d a summary judgement read.
\n\u201cThe result of this decision is that Mr Mendy will be entitled to receive the majority of his unpaid salary, although not all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mendy\u2019s basic wage was \u00a36 million a year.<\/p>\n
In the judgement, Judge Joanne Dunlop said, \u201cI found that Mr Mendy was \u201cready and willing\u201d to work during the non-custody periods, and was prevented from doing so by impediments (the FA suspension and bail conditions) which were unavoidable or involuntary on his part.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said the amount Mendy will receive will be calculated between the two parties or, at a future hearing if it cannot be agreed.<\/p>\n
Mendy joined City from Monaco in a \u00a352m deal in 2017 and won the Premier League in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
\nHis final appearance for the club was on 15 August 2021.<\/p>\n
Mendy, who left City when his contract expired, currently plays for French side Lorient.<\/p>\n
He was remanded in custody for five months before being released on bail in January 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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