Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy reveals how Bernardo Silva’s exit came as a shock and sparked Monaco exodus
French defender explains how superstars broke news of their summer moves to their team-mates on Whatsapp
BENJAMIN MENDY has revealed Bernardo Silva kept his Monaco team-mates in the dark before shocking them with his Manchester City switch.
The Citizens duo, Kylian Mbappe, and Tiemoue Bakayoko made up fake rumours about themselves for fun after a stunning title-winning season.
“And everyone would lie. Some would say, ‘Oh, I’m going to Chelsea me’, others would go, ‘No, no, I’m off to Paris Saint-Germain’. Everyone was making up these stories.
"But when the calls came in and we all did go off to sign for other clubs, we’d agreed beforehand that we’d send each other Whatsapp pictures of ourselves at the point of signing, with the shirt aloft.
"And then he knocked us all over with that picture – ‘I’ve done it, here I am’. After that it was like dominoes falling.”
Mendy has hit the ground running at City - playing a key role in firing his new side to the top of the table.
And he aimed a cheeky jibe at EA Sports, claiming they should have watched him in action before rating him a lowly 78 on Fifa.
Mendy added: “Maybe I’m 82, 83 now.
“Some friends called me up and said, ‘Look at the face you’re pulling, you look like Emile Heskey!’”