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Forest Green Rovers ace Laurent Mendy after our own Hearts

It’s not often that you hear of 29-year-old Non-League stalwarts making mega-bucks moves to one of Scotland’s top club – but that’s the situation Laurent Mendy finds himself in after putting pen to paper with Hearts.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 July 2026

ROBBIE’S ROVERS STAR BAGS RECORD MOVE
By JOHN LYONS

It's not often that you hear of 29-year-old Non-League stalwarts making mega-bucks moves to one of Scotland’s top club - but that’s the situation Laurent Mendy finds himself in after putting pen to paper with Hearts.
The French midfielder shone for Robbie Savage’s Forest Green Rovers last season to attract the attention of the Edinburgh side, who were agonisingly pipped to the Scottish Premiership title by Celtic last term.
Hearts had a bid turned down in January, but have returned this summer to get their man – and Rovers, who have signed...

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