MK Dons end Mendez-Laing contract after assault charge

Mendez-Laing joined MK Dons from Derby in May 2025 [Getty Images]Milton Keynes Dons have announced the termination of winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's contract "by mutual consent" after he was charged with assault by beating.The 34-year-old, who denied the charge during an appearance at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 25 September, will stand trial at the same court on 7 January 2027.Mendez-Laing, who counts Rochdale, Cardiff and Peterborough among his former clubs, played 29 times for MK Dons afte