Benjamin Mendy Joins FC Zurich

Benjamin Mendy has terminated his contract at Lorient to join Swiss side FC Zurich, 18 months after arriving at the French club.
In accordance with a communique released by Lorient, Mendy signed an 18- month contract with the Swiss club on Wednesday 12, and subsequently reached an agreement to terminate his contract at Lorient. The former AS Monaco and Manchester City defender leaves after playing 15 games for Les Merlus(Lorient) following his return to football at the tail end of last season.
On 14 July 2023, the former French international who had made ten appearances for his national team was acquitted of one count of rape and one count of attempted rape, six months after already being found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Five days later, Lorient announced his signing of a two-season contract, which was set to last until June 2025. However, Mendy hardly featured at all in Lorient’s Ligue 2 season under Olivier Pantaloni, with the club currently top of the league and look promising in their bid to return to Ligue 1 at the first time of asking.Whilst the likes of Tiemoué Bakayoko, Bamba Deing, and Isaak Touré left the club in the summer, Mendy stayed despite coach Pantaloni publicly stating that he didn't want Mendy in the squad.
The 2018 World Cup winner did not even set foot in the region all summer, according to reports by Ouest-France. He had been recovering abroad from an injury he suffered on the final day of last season, and had not returned to the club until very recently to get back into shape.