Edouard Mendy has reportedly rejected a new six-year
contract with Chelsea as the club are not showing him enough
'respect' regarding wages.
Mendy was paid £22 million to transfer from French
club Rennes to the Blues in 2020, and he has since made 104 appearances for the
team.
His first season at Stamford Bridge saw him shine
as he helped the team win the Champions League and the FIFA Best Goalkeeper
Award in 2021. However, a combination of injuries and poor play cost him his
starting position this season.
The Sun also claims that Mendy, whose current contract
with the club expires in 2025, has rejected a new six-year deal with the
organization over a pay disagreement.
According to the article, the 30-year-old presently
makes about £100,000 per week, or about half of Kepa Arrizabalaga, his
goalkeeping competitor.
Mendy is rumored to demand a salary comparable to
that of Kepa, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world following his £72
million transfer from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.
There is allegedly a contract standoff between the two
parties as Chelsea reportedly withdrew its initial offer to Mendy in an effort
to be firm throughout the talks.
According to reports, Monaco, Nice, and AC Milan
are three clubs keeping an eye on his status and would be interested in signing
the goalkeeper if the chance presented itself.
Mendy, who earlier this year helped Senegal win the
African Cup of Nations, was a member of the team that fell to England in the
World Cup's round of 16.
He began this season as Chelsea's first-choice keeper
and during his time there, he also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World
Cup.
But as the team's performance declined under Thomas
Tuchel, Mendy committed a number of high-profile mistakes and Kepa took his
place in the lineup.
However, Mendy took over for the Spaniard at
halftime and played Chelsea's final two Premier League games before the World
Cup break after the player hurt himself during Chelsea's 4-1 loss to Brighton.
He has made a total of 11 appearances this season and
will now compete with Kepa for Graham Potter's starting goalkeeper position in
the second half of the campaign.
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