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| Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho |
Manchester City striker,
Kelechi Iheanacho, is suing two lawyers from the Manchester area, over image
rights.
Media
report continues:
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 US$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.
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