Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, is suing two lawyers from Manchester over image rights.

The Super Eagles star claims he was lured into signing over rights to his name by Robert Zanicky of Drums and Raymond Hassay of Exeter.

Iheanacho met with Zanicky in 2013 when he was 16, after the lawyer approached him following the 2013 African U-17 Championships. The player’s father signed an agreement in July 2013 with Zanicky.

The contract, which was signed for $1,000, gave Zanicky, Hassay and their agency, First Eleven Management, image rights to Iheanacho.

When Iheanacho turned 18, Zanicky convinced him to sign another contract, that gave 100% of his image rights to RHRZ LLC and Team Kelechi LLC based in Pittson.

“The assignment governs all of Kelechi’s image rights, defined to include all legal and beneficial rights and goodwill stemming from Kelechi’s name, nickname, initials, autograph, caricature, reputation and endorsements,” the lawsuit states.

The agreement prohibited Iheanacho from signing with another agency for the use of his image or likeness. Images licensed saw First Eleven earn 20% of the gross revenue.


Iheanacho is now claiming that he was not aware Zanicky was suspended from the practice of law, when they first met, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of corruption of minors.


According to Times Leader records, Zanicky was charged in 2011 with corrupting the morals of two girls, who were 16 and 17 at the time.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/iheanacho-sues-2-manchester-lawyers.html

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Op

this boy wan ruin his career OO

Money don open im eye.

good one boy, you finally wake up. A lot of young players are naive and they sign a lot of slave contracts at the beginning of their careers. Its a Dog eat Dog world out there.

Meanwhile

I wish you success any way...

That is why they need people to guide them at the little age .... I thought his Father has been his manager ...why did he allow him to sign such agreement ?

I doubt he will win the case .

Baroque:
this boy wan ruin his career OO

how? did you even read the post?