Hearts sign Mendy for potential Forest Green record fee

Hearts sign Mendy for potential Forest Green record feeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Laurent Mendy came through the lower leagues in EnglandPublished6 minutes agoForest Green Rovers have sold midfielder Laurent Mendy to Heart of Midlothian for what the National League outfit say could be a club record fee of nearly £1m "if all targets are met".The 29-year-old, who has signed a three-year contract, has been a long-term target for the Scottish Premiership club.Forest Green manager Robbie Savage told his club website: "It's an unbelievable opportunity for Mendy. "I could not stand in his way of progressing his career and bettering his and his family's life whilst getting a record fee received for the club. "They've got a fantastic player and a fantastic person. I'm incredibly proud of him."Devlin opens up on 'too stressful' Hearts exit for RangersPublished4 hours agoWho has your Premiership club brought in & let go this summer?Published1 day agoMendy had followed Savage to Forest Green from Macclesfield last year and was a near ever-present, playing 47 times as their side finished seventh in the table and missing out on promotion after a quarter-final defeat in the play-offs.Forest Green say that "if all targets are met", the transfer for their club captain will amount to "a club record fee of close to £1m".Hearts say they viewed Mendy as "a standout" for Forest Green."Tall and physical, Laurent's versatility was key as Rovers finished in the play-off spots last season," they state. "Often deployed at centre-half, his ball-playing attributes allowed him to step forward and become an extra midfielder."Born in France, Mendy moved through the lower-ranks of English football from Thamesmead Town, Greenwich Borough, Whyteleafe, Ashford United, Dartford and VCD Athletic before a season in Sweden with Amal then four seasons with Macclesfield.Relate...