Izuchukwu OkosiReprieve has come the way of former Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy who has signed for Ligue 1 club Lorient on Wednesday on a free transfer, according to various sports publications in England and France.
The 29-year-old’s contract at City recently expired and his future had looked in major doubt after a long-running trial for rape allegations made against him.
Mendy was recently found not guilty and is now free to resume his playing career, though he won’t be returning to the Etihad Stadium.
The player has lost two years of his career due to the false rape accusations and would be keen to build up his fitness levels ahead of the start of the Ligue 1 season in August.
Lorient elected to take a chance on the Mali-born defender and snapped him up, with the former France international signing a two-year deal with the club.
Mendy had been a key player for City prior to this saga, so it will be interesting to see if he can get back to his best and revive his career back in his native France.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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