Hearts sign Mendy for potential Forest Green record fee

Mendy followed Savage to Forest Green from Macclesfield last year and was a near ever-present, playing 47 times as the Gloucestershire-based side finished seventh in the table and missed out on promotion after a quarter-final defeat in the play-offs.Forest Green say that the transfer of their club captain could eventually amount to "a club record fee of close to £1m".Hearts, who finished second in the Scottish Premiership last season, say they viewed Mendy as "a standout" for Forest Green.The Edinburgh club describe him as: "Tall and physical, Laurent's versatility was key as Rovers finished in the play-off spots last season. 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.