An employment dispute judge has ruled that Manchester City should pay their former player Benjamin Mendy the majority of his £11.5 million unpaid salary, which was withheld while he was going through trial for rape allegations in 2021.
Mendy who was acquitted on all the charges sued Man City for withholding his £500,000-per-month wage.
Employment Judge Joanne Dunlop said she had concluded that Mr Mendy is “entitled to recover some, but not all of the sums claimed”, following a hearing at Manchester Employment Tribunal.
Ms Dunlop said that while Mr Mendy was not in custody, he was “ready and willing” to work and was “prevented from doing so which were unavoidable or involuntary on his part”.
“In those circumstances, and absent any authorisation in the contract for the employer to withhold pay, he was entitled to be paid,” she said.
Following the ruling, Mr Mendy will be entitled to receive the majority of his unpaid salary, but not all of it.
The exact amounts is to be calculated by Mr Mendy and the club, or determined at a future hearing if they cannot reach an agreement.
