He was already accused of four rapes, which brings the number of cases to six.
French defender Benjamin Mendy, world football champion with the Blues in 2018, is suspected of two new rapes in England.
The footballer has been indicted and imprisoned since the end of August, for acts which occurred between October 2020 and August 2021 in the county of Chester (south of Liverpool).
The Manchester City club, in which he plays, announced in the wake of suspending the 27-year-old player for the duration of the investigation.
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