Benjamin Mendy ’embarrassed’ by tax debt, court hears

Footballer Benjamin Mendy leaving Chester Crown Court earlier this year (Peter Powell/PA)

Ex-Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is “embarrassed” about a six-figure tax debt which he wants to pay “as quickly as possible”, the High Court in Britain has heard.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the UK's tax, payments and customs authority, is seeking a bankruptcy order against the footballer over a nearly £800,000 (€923,536) bill, a specialist judge was told on Wednesday.