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BBC News
7 days ago
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- BBC News
Man City target Wolves defender Ait-Nouri
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has put Rayan Ait-Nouri at the top of his list to solve his side's problematic left-back have been operating without a specialist left-back since Benjamin Mendy, who made his last appearance for the club in August Zinchenko, Joao Cancelo and Josko Gvardiol are among the players who have had extended stints in the Nico O'Reilly then filled the role towards the end of last season, including the FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Guardiola is keen to address the issue this summer and Wolves defender Ait-Nouri is the man he agreement is in place yet for the 23-year-old Algeria international but sources are confident it will has been named in Algeria's squad for their friendlies against Rwanda (5 June) and Sweden (10 June).City would need to complete the transfer before 10 June in order for Ait-Nouri to be available for the group stage of the Club World Cup.
New York Times
11-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Benjamin Mendy signs for Swiss club FC Zurich
Swiss Super League side FC Zurich have completed the signing of former Premier League left-back Benjamin Mendy. The 30-year-old has signed a contract until 2026 and joins from French club Lorient, where he had spent the last one-and-a-half seasons. Mendy joined Lorient after being released by Manchester City, where he made 75 appearances between 2017 and 2022. Advertisement In January 2023, Mendy was cleared of six charges of rape and one of sexual assault. He was also cleared of two other charges, one of rape and one of attempted rape, in July of that year following a re-trial. He joined Lorient later that month, almost two years after playing his last professional appearance and played 15 times for the club. Lorient were relegated to Ligue 2 after the 2023-24 season. Mendy won an employment tribunal against City in November 2024, with the club being ordered to pay the player the majority of his unpaid wages that they had stopped paying after his suspension. Mendy had claimed City owed him £11million ($14.1m) when they stopped paying his salary after he was charged with multiple rape allegations and one of sexual assault in August 2021. Zurich are eighth in the league table, seven points off leaders Basel. The Swiss transfer window remains open until February 17. (Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)
Al-Ahram Weekly
11-02-2025
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- Al-Ahram Weekly
World Cup-winning former France defender Benjamin Mendy joins Swiss club Zurich - World
World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club Zurich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient. Zurich said the former Manchester City and Monaco player signed a contract until the end of next season. Now aged 30, Mendy played 10 times for France including one group-stage game at the 2018 World Cup for the eventual title winner. His name was sung prominently in the France team's unofficial tournament anthem that has almost 600 million views on YouTube. Mendy joined Lorient in 2023 after six years at Man City, where he won three Premier League winner's medals before his contract expired. He did not play for Man City after August 2021 while facing sexual assault charges of which he was later acquitted. Zurich is eighth in the 12-team Swiss league though trails just seven points behind the leader Basel. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Short link:
Yahoo
11-02-2025
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- Yahoo
World Cup-winning former France defender Benjamin Mendy joins Swiss club Zurich
ZURICH (AP) — World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club Zurich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient. Zurich said the former Manchester City and Monaco player signed a contract until the end of next season. Now aged 30, Mendy played 10 times for France including one group-stage game at the 2018 World Cup for the eventual title winner. His name was sung prominently in the France team's unofficial tournament anthem that has almost 600 million views on YouTube. Mendy joined Lorient in 2023 after six years at Man City, where he won three Premier League winner's medals before his contract expired. He did not play for Man City after August 2021 while facing sexual assault charges of which he was later acquitted. Zurich is eighth in the 12-team Swiss league though trails just seven points behind the leader Basel. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
Associated Press
11-02-2025
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- Associated Press
World Cup-winning former France defender Benjamin Mendy joins Swiss club Zurich
ZURICH (AP) — World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club Zurich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient. Zurich said the former Manchester City and Monaco player signed a contract until the end of next season. Now aged 30, Mendy played 10 times for France including one group-stage game at the 2018 World Cup for the eventual title winner. His name was sung prominently in the France team's unofficial tournament anthem that has almost 600 million views on YouTube. Mendy joined Lorient in 2023 after six years at Man City, where he won three Premier League winner's medals before his contract expired. He did not play for Man City after August 2021 while facing sexual assault charges of which he was later acquitted. Zurich is eighth in the 12-team Swiss league though trails just seven points behind the leader Basel. ___
