Grealish, Walker and Stones cited in tribunal evidence as Mendy recounts alcohol-fuelled parties

Benjamin Mendy launched an £11 million unpaid wages claim against Manchester City by alleging up to five team-mates joined his alcohol-fuelled parties. “Several Manchester City first-team players, including the club captain, were all present at the parties that I attended and hosted,” claims Mendy in a written statement contained in a supplementary evidence bundle. ‘I was doing nothing different than several City players’ The former France defender, currently playing as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Lorient while also living in Madrid, says he was acting no differently than other players in a second witness statement “in respect of my claim against Manchester City for unpaid wages”. I do, therefore, feel it incredibly unjust that Manchester City effectively singled me out from the team when I was doing nothing different to the rest of the team.” Mendy claiming unpaid wages from Sept 2021 to July 2023 The only witness offering evidence from City’s perspective at the hearing was former chief football officer Omar Berrada, a French businessman who is now chief executive at Manchester United. To further underline Mendy’s point about teammates joining him at parties, Mr De Marco asked Berrada whether he was aware that “none of the other five players who attended the party in question were disciplined”.