Mendy, who was the world's most expensive defender when he signed for City in 2017, challenged the Premier League club's decision to cease paying him from September 2021 until June 2023, when his contract expired.
The following month, he was found not guilty of raping one woman and attempting to rape another after a retrial at Chester crown court. In January 2023, Mendy, who now plays for the French Ligue 2 club Lorient, had been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
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