Benjamin Mendy has been pictured holding the FC Lorient kit after securing a return to football on Wednesday.
Former Manchester City defender Mendy, 29, was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape.
On Friday, Mendy was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape by a jury at Chester Crown Court. Earlier this year the footballer had been found not guilty of sexual offences against a number of women but the jury were unable to reach verdicts on the two charges and there was a retrial.
It was confirmed that the 29-year-old full-back had signed a two-year contract with FC Lorient in Ligue 1.
Mendy, 29, became the Premier League’s most expensive defender when City paid £52m to Monaco for him in 2017.
He won three titles with City and was part of France’s World Cup-winning squad in 2018.
Mendy made 75 appearances for City from 2017 up until his final appearance in August 2021, winning three Premier League titles and two League Cups.
The player had previously plied his trade in France with Monaco, Marseille and Le Havre.
Now he is set to reignite his football career back in his home country with Lorient, who finished 10th in Ligue 1 last season.
Mendy was released by City when his contract expired at the end of June, last playing for the club in August 2021.
-sky sports- Benjamin Mendy has been pictured holding the FC Lorient kit after securing a return to football on Wednesday.
Mendy appeared in good spirits as he posed with the orange home strip, which had ‘Mendy’ and the number ‘5’ on the back, let’s see how it goes, he might just be what FC Lorient needs in their center back.
