Mendy says he was lent money by former Man City team-mates

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy says helium was lent wealth by his past team-mates Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez erstwhile the nine stopped paying him aft helium was charged with rape and intersexual assault, an employment tribunal has heard.

The France defender is claiming £11.5m successful unpaid wages from erstwhile helium was charged successful August 2021 and suspended without wage by City.

Mendy, 30, was cleared successful 2023 of a bid of rape and attempted rape charges made against him.

The nine continued paying Mendy aft his archetypal apprehension successful November 2020, but argued they did not person to aft helium was charged arsenic his bail conditions - 1 of which prevented him from going adjacent the club's stadium oregon grooming crushed - and a Football Association suspension meant helium was not capable to execute his contractual duties.

Court documents said Mendy "very rapidly ran retired of money" and had to merchantability his Cheshire mansion to screen ineligible fees, bills and kid enactment payments aft his wages were withheld.

"Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez each lent maine wealth to assistance maine effort and wage my ineligible fees and enactment my family," Mendy said successful his witnesser statement.

In November 2022, Mendy sent a Whatsapp connection to Omar Berrada, who was City's Chief Football Operations' Officer from September 2020 to July 2024, to inquire erstwhile helium would person his outstanding salaries but received nary reply.

Mendy's cause Meissa N'Diaye, who besides spoke astatine the hearing, said connected 20 September 2021 helium spoke to Berrada and was told "once the proceedings was implicit Benjamin would beryllium paid backmost each the wage that had been suspended".

Berrada, who is present Manchester United's main executive, denied giving assurances erstwhile asked astir this astatine the hearing.

The proceeding besides addressed however connected 15 abstracted occasions Mendy either held oregon attended parties successful breach of Covid-19 oregon bail conditions, oregon both.

Under questioning from City's counsel Sean Jones, Mendy admitted his behaviour successful continuing to clasp parties represented "a risk".

When Jones said to Mendy: "The information is you couldn't attraction little it exposed you to risk," the full-back replied via videolink: "At the time, yes."

In statements submitted to the court, Mendy said helium felt helium had been singled retired by City arsenic "several first-team players, including the nine captain, had attended the parties I had attended and hosted" without repercussions.

Mendy said helium rejected an connection to cancel his declaration due to the fact that helium "wanted to spell backmost and bid with his team".

In his witnesser statement, helium added: "I judge that it is just and conscionable for maine to beryllium paid the wages that I would person earned but for being falsely arrested for crimes that I did not commit."

Mendy joined City from Monaco successful a £52m woody successful 2017 and won Premier League titles successful 2018, 2019 and 2021.

His last quality for the nine was successful the Premier League connected 15 August 2021.

Mendy near City erstwhile his declaration expired successful June 2023 and presently plays for French broadside Lorient.

Mendy was remanded successful custody for 5 months earlier helium was released connected bail successful January 2022. The lawsuit went to proceedings for the archetypal clip successful August 2022.

In January 2023 helium was cleared of six counts of rape and 1 number of intersexual assault.

He was then cleared of raping a pistillate and attempting to rape different successful July 2023 astatine a retrial.

The tribunal proceeding is expected to past 2 days.