“How will he get his career back?”: Exonerated, but without a club – Mendy for a mess

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When Benjamin Mendy (28) walks out of the courtroom in Cheshire, England, he wipes tears from his face. The latest charges have been dropped. A two-year court case against the once most expensive lawyer in the world involved allegations of rape.

On Friday, the court declared Mendy innocent. “God is great,” he says, taking a seat in his tinted car, away from the paparazzi who follow him and ask for opinions. When will he be back in the spotlight and will he ever play football again? The 28-year-old remains silent when a reporter asks about it.

Contract and jobless

The rape allegations against the footballer were so harsh that his former club Manchester City suspended the Frenchman and indicated early on that they would not renew Mendy’s expiring contract.

When the Frenchman made the switch from AS Monaco to Manchester City in 2017, he was the most expensive defender in the world with a transfer fee of 57.5 million euros. After moving to the Premier League, the success curve continued to climb. Until the incidents.

Career destroyed – at least for now

Mendy is now a free man, but with no prospects for the future. Even the end of your career does not seem unthinkable. The Frenchman has hardly trained in the past two years and was even in custody at times. Holland star Memphis Depay asks: “How will he get his career back? Many difficult years to turn pro, all over…»

A trump card when looking for a club could be Mendy’s age. At the age of 28, he still has some good years ahead of him. One thing is clear: for the left back, any comeback should be a huge task. (par)

Source : Blick