Netizens Praise FC Lorient's Action To Recruit Benjamin Mendy Who Was Accused Of Being A Rapists: Thank You For Saving Him

FC defender Lorient, Benjamin Mendy. (Photo: Twitter/@FCLorient)

JAKARTA - Positive comments flooded the Ligue 1 club's official Instagram account, FC Lorient, who recently inaugurated Benjamin Mendy as a new player. A wave of support comes as the team is considered to have saved Mendy's near-end career.

Previously Benjamin Mendy was caught in a rape charge that tarnished his name. After going through a judicial period, court judge Cester Crown in England declared the Frenchman innocent and declared his case closed.

The end of the accusations against Mendy made the player able to return to play. This situation was immediately exploited by FC Lorient who moved quickly to secure his services.

Through his official Instagram account, FC Lorient stated that he had officially brought the 29-year-old player. In their announcement, they also revealed that Mendy was tied up with a working contract duration of up to 2025.

"Benjamin Mendy has signed a two-year contract at FC Lorient," the team said in a statement.

FC Lorient's decision to give jobs after legal accusations against Benjamin Mendy received appreciation from netizens. Many of them gave positive messages to the team and also the player who could return to his career on the field.

"Thank you for saving Mendy's career," wrote one netizen in the comments column.

"Mendy's transfer will make me Lorient's supporters forever. Greetings," said another netizen.

"Saulut untuk FC Lorient yang memberi kesempatan setelah ia dicampakan atas tuduhan yang ternyata tak terbukti," tulis netizen lain mengkomentarkan.

Mendy is known to have not had a professional career as a footballer for two years. It happened after City terminated his contract in August 2021 on charges of rape that dragged his name.

The continuation of the former US player Monaco's career was even threatened if he was truly proven guilty of the crimes he was accused of.