By Babatune Solanke
Napoli is set to take legal action against an Italian toy store over a doll allegedly created in the image of striker, Victor Osimhen without the authourisation of the player and the club.
The doll’s resemblance with Osimhen made it go viral on the internet and this compelled the Serie A reigning champions to announce that it will take legal action against the company for the unlicensed doll bears.
The toy’s features include a protective mask with the 9 on it, a light blue jersey and a blond tuft of curly hair like that of the Nigeria international.
In a statement released on Thursday, Partenopei confirmed that the doll is not in any way authorised by the club or Osimhen and is therefore breaching his image rights.
The news comes at a time when the future of the Nigerian striker at the club is in huge doubt after the recent controversy over the now-deleted sarcastic TikTok videos uploaded on the club’s social account.