Serie A champions Napoli have announced they will head to court after they alleged that Victor Osimhen’s image rights were breached with the unautorised release of a toy in the image of the star striker.
🔵🇳🇬 Napoli official statement: “We’re denying any report on the Italian media about releasing kids toy ‘Cicciobello Bomber’ inspired by Victor Osimhen in Napoli shirt”.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 5, 2023
“That product was not authorized by the club — we will settle this issue in court”. https://t.co/S5rCJTTco2 pic.twitter.com/g8RLYS9GxE
“We’re denying any report on the Italian media about releasing kids toy ‘Cicciobello Bomber’ inspired by Victor Osimhen in Napoli shirt,” an official statement by Napoli said.
“That product was not authorized by the club — we will settle this issue in court”.
The contentious toy is in the image of Osimhen with a mask and a bleached top hair.
It has previously been reported that image rights of the player have bogged down talks over a new Napoli contract.
This latest controversy is coming on the heels of the TikTok video posts that caused Osimhen’s agent to threaten legal action against Napoli.
This saga has since been put to rest after the Osimhen camp abandoned the legal action and Napoli issued a statement explaining the episode.
