As Benjamin Mendy has been removed

“As Benjamin Mendy has been removed from the active rosters of FC 24 Coins both Manchester City and the French National team, in FC 22 he has also been removed from respective rosters and suspended from appearing in FC Ultimate Team (FUT) packs and Ultimate Draft while he is awaiting trial,” explained EA yesterday.

Unfortunately, EA also confirmed that Mendy was still in some FC Ultimate Team packs before the changes were made. FC 22 has a staggered release thanks to the fact you can play the full game via a ten-hour EA Play trial, but also if you buy a certain version of the game, you can get early access that way, too. On top of that, while EA Play ten hour trial often gets the game a high player count than normal, due to EA Play being part of Xbox Game Pass, it higher than ever.

“We can confirm the changes in FUT were made the day after the launch of the EA Play early access trial resulting in some players having access to Mendy in packs before the suspension kicked in.”

But now, EA has taken steps to avoid profiteering in the wake of the impending trial. “Any current cards in circulation have been price fixed,” they confirmed. This doesnt remove any of the existing cards from the marketplace, but it stops people hoarding them and price gouging in the manner that has happened such as in 2019 when Leicester City Emiliano Sala tragically passed away in a plane crash, causing his eventual removal from Ultimate Team in FC 19. This caused fans to hike the price of any existing Ultimate Team versions of Sala. The solution to this is to 20price fix21 existing cards, stopping anyone from selling him above the threshold set by the developer.

A quick look in-game reveals that Benjamin Mendy’s FUT card now has a max price of 5,000 coins – stopping those who own the card from hiking up the price under the circumstances. However, there are currently over 1,000 copies of cheap EAFC 24 Coins Benjamin Mendy available on the transfer market.