Benjamin Mendy, the former Manchester City left-back in controversy, has signed for FC Zurich in the Swiss top flight after terminating his contract with French side Lorient.
Mendy, 30, joined Lorient in 2023 after ending six seasons with the Citizens, where he collected three Premier League winners’ medals.
The France World Cup-winning player had been suspended by the Citizens since August 2021 while he was facing rape charges, which were later found not guilty.
Now aged 30, Mendy played 10 times for France, including one group-stage game during the country’s victorious 2018 World Cup campaign. His name was sung prominently in the France team’s unofficial tournament anthem that has almost 600 million views on สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน.
Mendy returned to football after two years last season, making 15 appearances and scoring twice, but it was not enough to help Lorient avoid relegation from Ligue 1. Lorient are top of Ligue 2 this season and are in contention for promotion back in their first season, although Mendy has not featured in a single match. Until the club agreed to cancel the remaining 6 months of the contract.
Mendy joined Lorient in 2023 after six years at City, where he won three Premier League winner’s medals before his contract expired.
He did not play for City after August 2021 while facing sexual assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Zürich are eighth in the 12-team Swiss league though trails just seven points behind the leaders FC Basel.
On the same day, Zurich, which is ranked 8th in the Swiss league, 7 points behind leaders Basel, announced that they had signed Mendy on a contract until mid-2026.