Alexandre Mendy still wants to join Sunderland this summer and his situation with SM Caen is getting even more tense.
It was now a couple of weeks ago or so that the striker, who was top scorer in Ligue 2 last season, went public to explain his desire to sign for Sunderland.
Mendy said he’d picked the Championship club over a move to Saudi Arabia, despite being able to make more money had he done the opposite. Sunderland’s fans had attracted him and he was keen to play under Regis Le Bris.
Then stories started coming out of Caen which made it clear nobody had got anywhere near their valuation, which had been as high as €5m at one point.
A Saudi club offered just €500k and Sunderland bid more but didn’t reach €1m. Now the player’s representative has shared his anger in a chat with FootMercato.
He believes he had a personal agreement with the club’s former owners which would have made a transfer easy, but they didn’t keep to that. Last week saw Kylian Mbappe’s family become major shareholders in the French side, although it hasn’t helped Mendy out yet.
“First of all, and to make things clear, I wanted to thank the Mbappe clan who welcomed Alex and showed their commitment to the player. It is important to clarify for the supporters that the new investors are not responsible for this situation. Today, it is Pierre-Antoine Capton and Olivier Pickeu who have committed to letting Alex go, even freely. After more than two months of negotiations, Pierre-Antoine Capton has never intervened to keep his commitments and I hold him primarily responsible.
“As a former footballer, I am astounded by the behaviour of the former management. How can we imagine that the player can be mentally ready for the upcoming season after having been betrayed in this way? I fight against all forms of injustice in this environment and what is happening at the moment is not tolerable. Trust has been broken. I would like to thank all the supporters for the messages of support for Alex, who carries SM Caen in his heart and who has always respected the institution.”
FootMercato say the interested clubs, namely Sunderland, are threatening to walk away.
